The Counting House is a mock-Tudor building located on South Main Street in Cork city, Ireland. Constructed in 1919 on the site of the Beamish and Crawford brewery, as of 2022 the building is undergoing works to re-purpose it as an event centre.[1]
| The Counting House | |
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 The Counting House in 2012, prior to the beginning of remodeling work | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Mock-Tudor |
| Classification | Protected structure |
| Location | Cork, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 51°53′47″N 8°28′37″W / 51.8963°N 8.4770°W |
| Completed | 1919 |
History edit
The architectural firm Chillingworth & Levie, then the most prestigious in the city, were hired to design plans for a new office building for the Beamish and Crawford brewery.[2] Having previously designed two pubs for the company in 1918 (one of which, the Oval Bar, is still in operation; the other, The Sextant, was demolished in 2020),[3] in 1919 they were again engaged by Beamish and Crawford.[4][5] The building was constructed on the site of the existing brewery, and in 1963 was the only part of the brewery complex not demolished and redeveloped by Canadian Breweries when they updated the brewery to include more modern brewing facilities.[6]
Architecture edit
The Counting House was built in mock-Tudor style.[7] The building's half-timbered frontage, which is "flanked by Flemish-style staggered gables",[8] is listed by Cork City Council on its Record of Protected Structures.[9]
The building's interior also includes a number of mock-Tudor elements, including wooden wall-paneling, a timber fireplace and staircase.[5]
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ Simpson, Dave. "Taoiseach Welcomes Cork Events Centre Progress". hospitalityireland.com. Hospitality Ireland. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Ó Drisceoil & Ó Drisceoil 2015, p. 271.
- ^ English 2020.
- ^ Ó Drisceoil & Ó Drisceoil 2015, p. 269-271.
- ^ a b Harrington, p. 3.
- ^ Ó Drisceoil & Ó Drisceoil 2015, p. 325-326.
- ^ "The Counting House, South Main Street, Cork City, Cork". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Wales, p. 95.
- ^ "Cork City Development Plan 2015-2021 - Volume 3 - Specific Built Heritage Objectives" (PDF). corkcity.ie. Cork City Council. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
South Main St. [..] Half-timbered frontage to Beamish & Crawford Brewery [..] PS330
Sources edit
- English, Eoin (28 August 2020). "Demolition of landmark Sextant bar in Cork prompts heritage debate". The Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- Ó Drisceoil, Donal; Ó Drisceoil, Diarmuid (2015). Beamish & Crawford: The History of an Irish Brewery. Cork: The Collins Press. ISBN 978-1-84889-258-3.
- Harrington, Louise (ed.). "Chillingworth & Levie: 20th Century Architecture in Cork". Cork City and County Archives. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- Wales, Jane (ed.). "An Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of Cork City" (PDF). National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 24 March 2022.