URBAN DEPRESSION VIEW FROM THE STAR FORT

THIS SECTION WAS ADDED IN MAY 2020

SOME URBAN DECLINE AND DECAY [AS SEEN FROM ELIZEBETH FORT IN CORK - 2015]

As these photographs date from July 2015 it is possible that the landscape has changed since then.

I have a friend from Germany who lives in Cork and really likes it but he keeps complaining about the condition of the built environment in the City. According to him buildings are not maintained and if there is a problem with a particular building or structure the solution is to paint it a different colour.

During a discussion relating to derelict sites in Cork City my friend suggested that I must visit Elizebeth Star Fort and photograph the city from the walls. You can decide for yourself about the condition of the buildings.

Elizabeth Fort is a 17th-century star fort off Barrack Street in Cork. Originally built as a defensive fortification on high-ground outside the city walls, the city eventually grew around the fort, and it took on various other roles – including use as a military barracks, prison, and police station.

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THE PHOTO DIARY IS NOT LIMITED TO CORK AS I ONLY VISIT THE CITY ONCE EVERY YEAR AND 2020 MAY BE AN EXCEPTION. I AM BASED IN DUBLIN BUT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS I VISIT BELFAST, LIMERICK, GALWAY, KILKENNY AND WATERFORD AND USUALLY DEVOTE A WEEK TO PHOTOGRAPHING EACH OF THE CITIES IN QUESTION

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