CORK CIVIC TRUST

Protecting the Past...

Preserving the Future...

 

50 Popes Quay dates from the early eighteenth century: circa 1730. It has been suggested that the house was built for Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Cork. By the early 19th century, a cooper, Samuel Richard Perry, was using the premises as a dwelling house and office.

From 1896 the premises were used as the 'County and City of Cork Hospital for Women and Children'. The hospital contained 25 beds and it is recorded that 159 patients were treated in 1877. In 1885 the hospital, later renamed 'The Victoria Hospital', moved to its present location on Infirmary Road. By 1907, Patrick Ryan, an RIC sergeant resided at No. 50 with his family. At least two of his daughters occupied the house until the 1980s. They were the last known residents of the building.

 

'When we build, let us think we build forever.' .So said John Ruskin in 'The Seven Lamps of Architecture'

Taking his dictum to heart, Cork Civic Trust strives to preserve that which is worth preserving....forever.

Preserving the past for future generations presents a constant challenge for Cork Civic Trust and the restoration of 50 Popes Quay, a Queen Anne red brick townhouse, dating from circa 1730, requires a genuine commitment to Cork and its historical architectural heritage.

Cork Civic Trust would like to invite you to take up the challenge and become an integral part of that commitment by providing tangible financial support for the restoration of a building that is not only architecturally unique to Cork, but to the rest of Ireland as well.

The restoration of the building will require financial backing to the tune of at least £600,000. The public sector, through EU funded Department of Environment grants and the support of Cork Corporation has already demonstrated its belief in the project. Yet, the successful completion of the Popes Quay project is dependant on two additional factors , the vision and the support of Cork businesses.

"The extent to which we can restore or refurbish Pope's Quay depends on the vision and support of Cork Companies. The generosity and support we have received to date indicates that Cork based businesses posess this vision and I urge all companies who realise that Cork's interests and their interests are synonymous to contribute generously to the Pope's Quay project." (Seamus Scally, Chairman, Cork Civic Trust)

Your Support will enable Cork Civic Trust to

ACTIVATE AN ENVIRONMENTALAND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CAMPAIGN

PRESERVE CORK'S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

ENHANCE THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HERITAGE ISSUES

MAKE CORK MORE ATTRACTIVE TO LIVE, WORK AND INVEST IN

OUR INTEREST IS IN YOUR INTEREST

AN ARCHITECTURALLY RESTORED AND WELL MAINTAINED CORK WILL

ATTRACT MORE TOURISTS

INCREASE ECONOMIC SPIN-OFFS FOR CORK BUSINESSES

CREATE A LIVING, VIBRANT CITY AND COUNTY

INDUCE POTENTIAL INDUSTRY TO BASE ITSELF IN CORK

Cork Civic Trust Projects

1. The restoration of 50 Pope's Quay

2. Kinsale: The refurbishment of a building as a health clinic

3. The establishment of a 'Green Team' to undertake environmental and amenity enhancement activities

4. Sherkin Island: the purchase of a boat for use in marine research.

5. The development and publication of 'Medieval Heritage' material for Primary Schools.

6. Emmet Place: The rebuilding of a derelict house.

7. The undertaking of a Medieval research/Publishing programme.

8. Bishopstown: The development of Bishopstown Park for use by the local community.

9. Shandon: The cleaning of St. Anne's Graveyard.

10. Carr's Hill: a) The restoration of the Famine Graveyard, b)The erection of a permanent monument to the famine victims.

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this site was last updated 28/07/99