The City Hall, Cork (Irish: Halla na Cathrach, Corcaigh) is a civic building in Cork, Ireland which houses the administrative headquarters of Cork City Council.
The current building is likely the 6th or 7th city hall to have existed in Cork city.[1]
In 1833, the original building on the site was completed, when the city's corn exchange was moved from Corn Market Street to Albert Quay. The corn exchange was designed by Cork architect Henry Hill, and constructed by Sir Thomas Deane. In 1852 the building was converted and expanded upon by Sir John Benson to facilitate the Cork Exhibition, opening on 10 June 1852. In 1883, following the closure of the exhibition, the building was offered to the Cork Corporation at a price of IR£10,000 and became property of the Corporation in 1893, following the passing of the Cork Corn Markets Act, 1889. The building was opened to the public as a city hall in roughly 1903, and a brass plaque commemorating this event is on display in the Cork Public Museum.[2] This original city hall was destroyed on 11 December 1920 by the Black and Tans during the Irish War of Independence as part of the Burning of Cork.[3]
Following a design competition, designs by Alfred Jones and Stephen Kelly (Jones and Kelly architects, based in Dublin) were selected, and the construction contract for the replacement civic buildings awarded to John Sisk & Son.[4][5] The foundation stone of the new City Hall building was laid by Éamon de Valera on 9 July 1932. The cost of this new building was provided by the British Government in the 1930s as a gesture of reconciliation.[6] On 24 April 1935, Cork Corporation held a meeting in the new hall for the first time, when the Council Chambers were first opened.[1] The City Hall was officially opened by de Valera on 8 September 1936.[7]
Architecture
The structure's entry in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage describes it as one of the city's "monumental classical buildings" and its site as important.[8] Unlike the original city hall, the current building originally didn't bear the city arms on its exterior, though it does feature mosaics of the arms contemporaneous with the building's construction on both the floor of the entrance hall and also on the tympanum above the stage of the concert hall.[9] In 1985, as part of commemorations of the 800th year of the Cork Charter, a limestone plinth bearing the arms was erected outside the building.[10]
^"Celebrating good times: A look back at some of Cork's finest hours". echo live. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^"Cork City Council Civic Offices - 2007 (ABK Architects)". Archiseek.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
Sources
Lantry, Mary (2008). "The arms of the city of Cork" (PDF). Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. 2. 113: 101–113.
March 09, 2023
city, hall, cork, irish, halla, cathrach, corcaigh, civic, building, cork, ireland, which, houses, administrative, headquarters, cork, city, council, halla, cathrach, corcaighcork, city, hall, viewed, from, lapp, quaygeneral, informationaddressalbert, quaytown. The City Hall Cork Irish Halla na Cathrach Corcaigh is a civic building in Cork Ireland which houses the administrative headquarters of Cork City Council City Hall CorkHalla na Cathrach CorcaighCork City Hall as viewed from Lapp s QuayGeneral informationAddressAlbert QuayTown or cityCorkCountryIrelandCoordinates51 53 50 N 8 27 55 W 51 8971 N 8 4654 W 51 8971 8 4654 Coordinates 51 53 50 N 8 27 55 W 51 8971 N 8 4654 W 51 8971 8 4654Construction started1932Completed1936Design and constructionArchitect s Alfred JonesStephen KellyMain contractorJohn Sisk amp SonA stone on the Eglinton Street side of the building bearing the name of the architects and the builders Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Notes 4 2 SourcesHistory EditThe current building is likely the 6th or 7th city hall to have existed in Cork city 1 In 1833 the original building on the site was completed when the city s corn exchange was moved from Corn Market Street to Albert Quay The corn exchange was designed by Cork architect Henry Hill and constructed by Sir Thomas Deane In 1852 the building was converted and expanded upon by Sir John Benson to facilitate the Cork Exhibition opening on 10 June 1852 In 1883 following the closure of the exhibition the building was offered to the Cork Corporation at a price of IR 10 000 and became property of the Corporation in 1893 following the passing of the Cork Corn Markets Act 1889 The building was opened to the public as a city hall in roughly 1903 and a brass plaque commemorating this event is on display in the Cork Public Museum 2 This original city hall was destroyed on 11 December 1920 by the Black and Tans during the Irish War of Independence as part of the Burning of Cork 3 Following a design competition designs by Alfred Jones and Stephen Kelly Jones and Kelly architects based in Dublin were selected and the construction contract for the replacement civic buildings awarded to John Sisk amp Son 4 5 The foundation stone of the new City Hall building was laid by Eamon de Valera on 9 July 1932 The cost of this new building was provided by the British Government in the 1930s as a gesture of reconciliation 6 On 24 April 1935 Cork Corporation held a meeting in the new hall for the first time when the Council Chambers were first opened 1 The City Hall was officially opened by de Valera on 8 September 1936 7 Architecture EditThe structure s entry in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage describes it as one of the city s monumental classical buildings and its site as important 8 Unlike the original city hall the current building originally didn t bear the city arms on its exterior though it does feature mosaics of the arms contemporaneous with the building s construction on both the floor of the entrance hall and also on the tympanum above the stage of the concert hall 9 In 1985 as part of commemorations of the 800th year of the Cork Charter a limestone plinth bearing the arms was erected outside the building 10 The building is faced with dressed limestone quarried in Little Island citation needed A major extension was completed by ABK Architects in 2007 and opened that year 11 See also EditList of public art in CorkReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cork City Hall Notes Edit a b City Hall Cork City Council Archived from the original on 20 January 2022 Retrieved 20 January 2022 Lantry 2008 p 106 Cork City Library History of Cork The Burning of Cork Corkpastandpresent ie 11 December 1920 Cork Albert Quay City Hall new Dictionary of Irish Architects Irish Architectural Archive Retrieved 8 September 2015 City Hall Anglesea Street Cork City Cork City National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Retrieved 8 September 2015 Cork City Hall City Mayors Retrieved 12 August 2010 City Hall Cork Past and Present ie Archived from the original on 4 August 2020 Retrieved 8 September 2015 City Hall Anglesea Street Cork City Cork City buildingsofireland ie National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Retrieved 25 August 2020 Lantry 2008 p 110 Celebrating good times A look back at some of Cork s finest hours echo live 28 March 2020 Retrieved 18 January 2022 Cork City Council Civic Offices 2007 ABK Architects Archiseek com Retrieved 8 September 2015 Sources Edit Lantry Mary 2008 The arms of the city of Cork PDF Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society 2 113 101 113 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title City Hall Cork amp oldid 1142386095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
