Notes on the Development of Cork by Robert Walker
TitleNotes on the Development of Cork by Robert Walker
ReferenceIE 627/U120
Date
c1890
CreatorWalker, Robert
Production date 1885 - 1895
Scope and ContentMS. notes on the development of Cork City, buildings, streets, architecture, mainly taken from Cork Corporation records also from Tuckeys Remembrancer 1837.
Includes (for example):
Duties performed by Cork Corporation (1622) (p24)
Building of new Exchange (1705) (p25_
Shop Windows in Castle Street ((1725) (p25)
Widening of Tuckey's Lane (1759) (p25a)
Building of Quay Walls (1713-1723) (p26)
Street Improvments (1670-1815) (p26a)
Mardyke improvements (1766-1808) (p26b)
Mansion House/Mayoralty House, (now Mercy Hospital) building, contents etc (1760) (p27)
Water supply, Water engine kept by Samuel Woodruffe City Surveyor; water taken from Lady's Well for City; Piped water (1715-1761)(p30)
Cork Improvement Act 1852, purchase of waterworks (p32)
Bridges, North Gate and South Gate, Parliament, Patrick's, etc 1700s-1800s (pp34-35)
Navigation Wall, dredging (p39-41)
List of Improvements made in the City between 1842 and 1873, and cost of each, such as; 1845 widening of Wellington Rd. cost £300; 1849 making of Southern Rd. cost £1,500. (p42)
List of public buildings and other works executed by the Corporation between 1842 and 1873; such as 1846, 7 markets including St Peter's Market and Blackpool Market,total cost £12,000; 1858 new magistrates Court; 1860 City Park reclaimed; Princes Street root and poultry market and new Princes Street entrance 1863 St Patricks Bridge ; 1864 North Gate Bridge; 1871 New Cemetery; 1873 diversion of CBP Railway. (p43)
Weirs, flooding, 1700s, 1800s (p44)
Lighting of the City 1700s, 1800s Gas Lighting 1816, public lighting 1825; c1854 there were 1,040 public gas lamps (p45, c47-50)
Extracts from Tuckey's Cork Remembrancer referring to flooding 1633-(p46)
List of parishes and their valuations, 1850 (p51)
Includes (for example):
Duties performed by Cork Corporation (1622) (p24)
Building of new Exchange (1705) (p25_
Shop Windows in Castle Street ((1725) (p25)
Widening of Tuckey's Lane (1759) (p25a)
Building of Quay Walls (1713-1723) (p26)
Street Improvments (1670-1815) (p26a)
Mardyke improvements (1766-1808) (p26b)
Mansion House/Mayoralty House, (now Mercy Hospital) building, contents etc (1760) (p27)
Water supply, Water engine kept by Samuel Woodruffe City Surveyor; water taken from Lady's Well for City; Piped water (1715-1761)(p30)
Cork Improvement Act 1852, purchase of waterworks (p32)
Bridges, North Gate and South Gate, Parliament, Patrick's, etc 1700s-1800s (pp34-35)
Navigation Wall, dredging (p39-41)
List of Improvements made in the City between 1842 and 1873, and cost of each, such as; 1845 widening of Wellington Rd. cost £300; 1849 making of Southern Rd. cost £1,500. (p42)
List of public buildings and other works executed by the Corporation between 1842 and 1873; such as 1846, 7 markets including St Peter's Market and Blackpool Market,total cost £12,000; 1858 new magistrates Court; 1860 City Park reclaimed; Princes Street root and poultry market and new Princes Street entrance 1863 St Patricks Bridge ; 1864 North Gate Bridge; 1871 New Cemetery; 1873 diversion of CBP Railway. (p43)
Weirs, flooding, 1700s, 1800s (p44)
Lighting of the City 1700s, 1800s Gas Lighting 1816, public lighting 1825; c1854 there were 1,040 public gas lamps (p45, c47-50)
Extracts from Tuckey's Cork Remembrancer referring to flooding 1633-(p46)
List of parishes and their valuations, 1850 (p51)
Extent50pp
LanguageEnglish
Persons keywordWalker, Robert | Engineer, City Surveyor | fl.1800s, Cork Corporation
SubjectCork City, development of 1600s-1800s, Local Government, Bridges, Cork City, Streets, Cork City, Mansion House, Cork, Public Buildings, Public Works, Public Lighting, 18th century
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LevelFonds
RepositoryCork City and County Archives