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In 1939, the story and history of Marrowbone Lane was immortalized in a play of the same name which was written by Robert Collis and produced and directed by Michael Mac Liammoir and Hilton Edwards. Among the cast was a young Wilfred Bramble, who was later to find TV fame in the UK as Steptoe, in Steptoe & Son.
In 1932 the Maryland housing development off Cork Street was constructed by Dublin Corporation. 1932 was a Marian year, hence the name Maryland. During the mid-20th century, there were plans to widen the road into a dual carriageway, leading to buildings being left to fall into decay while the threat of compulsory purchase orders seemed ...
Brick Lane street sign in English and Bengali.The Bengali name is a transliteration, not a translation, of the English name.. Brick Lane (Bengali: ব্রিক লেন, romanized: Brik Len) is a famous street in the East End of London, in the borough of Tower Hamlets.
Penrose House was renovated in 1998. Windows were replaced, plasterwork repaired, and the facade painted in white. [7] Following a period of rentals to various commercial and non-profit tenants, the building with its 10,000 sq. ft. letting area [8] was put up on sale on a private market in 1999 with the expectation of gaining prominence due to the planned development at the nearby Horgan's ...
Turners Cross (Irish: Crois an Tornóra) [1] is a ward on the south side of Cork City in Ireland, and home to the Roman Catholic parish of the same name.. Largely residential, one of the key features of the area is the iconic church created by architect Barry Byrne and sculptor John Storrs, the Church of Christ the King.
Contents Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z This is a list of towns and villages in County Cork, Ireland. A Adrigole Aghabullogue Aghada Ahakista ...
A brick chimney stack built by CDC for the sum of £5,000 between 1877–1888, originally with an elevation of 160 feet, [4] but now somewhat reduced in height, remains as a protected structure. [9] In addition, a residence of the distillery's former owner, Francis Wise, also a protected building, is now part of University College Cork's North ...
The most dramatic floods occurred in the years 1870, 1916 and 1962. The flood of 1916 was the largest, reaching Inichigaggin Lane and having a height of 28 feet (8.5 m) above sea level. The 1962 flood was a tidal flood, which flooded the city centre of Cork, including the Courthouse, to a height of 19 feet (5.8 m) above sea level.