{"id":909,"date":"2024-01-15T22:22:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T22:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10045\/?p=909"},"modified":"2024-01-15T22:22:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T22:22:14","slug":"the-tea-houses-at-bateman-quay-in-kilkenny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost:10045\/the-tea-houses-at-bateman-quay-in-kilkenny\/","title":{"rendered":"THE TEA HOUSES AT BATEMAN QUAY IN KILKENNY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ALSO THE TREE OF HEAVEN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There were two buildings on the banks of the river Nore and they were collectively known as The Tea Houses and as part of the ongoing development of the Abbey Quarter site, Kilkenny County Council recently completed the refurbishment of the Tea Houses on Bateman Quay. The buildings are located at the entrance to the new Riverside Garden and Skatepark amenity area which was officially opened in the summer of 2021. The Tea Houses are also strategically located adjacent to the bus stops for the City Bus Service and the Market Yard car park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Houses, dated 19th Century, and were known as \u201cPleasure Houses\u201d have a history of operating a coffee\/caf\u00e9 type service as historically they were used by the gentry to take their afternoon tea on the banks of the River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also a memorial tree here the “Tree Of Heaven” erected by the Bereaved Parents Support Group Kilkenny<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is now a pedestrian bridge connecting John’s Quay to Bateman Quay which is home to a courthouse and the new Thomas Woodgate Memorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the former Smithwick\u2019s Brewery and Bateman Quay sites, historical maps reveal that the area was subdivided into long plots of ground with one end on the main street known as burgage plots. These burgage plots were first established by William Marshall in 1207. A \u2018burgess\u2019 rented a burgage plot for a shilling a year and built a house on the street. Behind the house stretched a long narrow garden for growing fruit and vegetables. The burgesses built sheds in these gardens and in some instances, a dovecote, which ensured a supply of fresh meat for the family all year around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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