Town Hall, Cork, by Murray & Denny (1851) 594 x 594mm

The print depicts designs for a new town hall for the city of Cork which were entered into an architectural competition held in 1850-51 for a new town hall at Sullivan’s Quay, Cork. These were produced by Murray and Denny, which were an architectural partnership in Dublin, active from 1849 to 1855. The selected extracts from the prints depict the principal thirteen-bay two-storey entrance elevation, and below a section through the entrance hall, principal staircase, library and hall for public assemblies. The architects exhibited their selected design at the National Exhibition of the Arts, Manufactures and Products, Cork in 1852. The building was not executed.