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My mother had a saying that "Patrick Street Cork would be the finest street in the land if they only took the "Bind" (bend) out of it!!!" You can see the street from right to left down a couple of hundred metres.

Very amusing to note that Paris already brought a flavour of glamour... (Paris Studio)

Another Munster street view which hasn't changed all that markedly in >100 years. Most notable differences are the frontage of St. Patrick's Buildings (the "Paris Photo Studio" building opposite Daunt Sq) and the "extra window" which now bisects the W&B sign. (FYI - Pretty sure the extra window opening was added while still owned by W&B. Certainly it was there in the 80s when the building was converted - by W&B themselves - for use as a fast food place named Mandy's and definitely pre-dates McD's) Lots of historical W&B docs available in UCC Boole library archive. (Always knew W&B were an "institution" in Cork, but didn't know they owned the Oyster Tavern and half of Sheare Street!)

I love this :)

the late General Tom Barry, famous for his exploits in the Cork No.3 Brigade flying column in West Cork during the War of Independence, lived with his wife Leslie (née Price, founder of the Irish Red Cross), in a flat directly over Woodford Bourne for many years. The top window on the left would have been theirs from the 1940s until his death in 1980.

The church doesn't look RC so I'd imagine that New Church refers to some brand of non-conformism rather than to a physical building.

derangedlemur Ah, hadn't considered that at all.

I really like how they framed the church here between 2 buildings!

Street View The Church of Ss Peter & Paul was designed by Edward Pugin. The foundation stone was laid 15 Aug 1859. It seems to have been finished about 1861, although it wasn’t dedicated until 29 Jun 1866.

St Peter and St. Pauls church is much the same today tho the archway has gone. The road leads up to Paul St and shopping centre maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=st+patricks+st+cork&hl=en&am...

Hi, Very interesting to see the 'knifeboard' arrangement for top deck passengers on the trams in both photographs. This arrangement was superceded by the 'Garden Seat' configuration where passengers face forward as in modern day buses etc. I think the change was gradual starting in the late 1870s early 1880s.

Leonard Bentley Thank you so much! Hadn't heard that term before, but will use it as a tag in future, or Garden Seat where applicable. This says that the term was first used in Punch on 15 May 1862...

The rails seem to very wide apart compared with the later electric trams.

blackpoolbeach Much wider! Do you remember this one of the woman dashing across the street at almost exactly the same spot on Patrick Street?

If only they could bring these street lamps back, to replace the current, building site inspired monstrosities.