CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY LAPPS ISLAND
In 2017 it was announced that the site had been purchased by New York-based Irish developers Kevin and Donal O'Sullivan with plans for a €100m development including the possibility of a 40-storey skyscraper in the three-acre area which contains the historic Port of Cork buildings.
The Custom House, designed by the architect Abraham Hargrave, was built in 1818 and was . In 1882 it became the headquarters of the Cork Harbour Commissioners, now known as the Port of Cork Company. A local told me that the building was constructed during the Napoleonic Wars by the prisoners of Spike Island.
The Custom House, designed by the architect Abraham Hargrave, was built in 1818 and was . In 1882 it became the headquarters of the Cork Harbour Commissioners, now known as the Port of Cork Company. A local told me that the building was constructed during the Napoleonic Wars by the prisoners of Spike Island.
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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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