Construction on the Grand Parade Pictured several months ago in February, pedestrians were blocked off from the construction work by high fences but not high enough to stop someone sticking a camera over the top. This is one of the construction vehicles. Looks like a mix of a forklift and a crane doesn’t it?
2007Sat16Jun
Construction on the Grand Parade
Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, Urban, Vehicles
2007Tue12Jun
Pedestrians this way
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Street, UrbanPedestrians this way Walking through a building site can be a hazardous task, especially when it’s one of the main streets of a city. Thankfully there are signs to lead the way through the maze of construction equipment, pot holes, broken paving and pipes. And then you get to the construction site. Image made in [...]
2007Sat09Jun
Grand Parade on the Lee
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Houses, Ireland, River, River Lee, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Urban, WaterGrand Parade on the Lee This is the Grand Parade in Cork, from across the River Lee on Sullivan’s Quay. It was the graffiti on the river wall, “Tek”, that prompted me to shoot this image and I like how it came out. It does lose something in this resized version because of the distant [...]
2007Wed09May
JCB on the street
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Landscape, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Street, UrbanJCB on the street A JCB helps to dig up the Grand Parade in Cork. This was shot last September and like the previous couple of shots, this street is completely different now. It’s looking well, although the fancy stonework is begining to lose it’s shine. The chewing gum is sticking, and the fumes of [...]
2007Tue08May
Strolling on the Grand Parade
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanStrolling on the Grand Parade If that couple were to walk along the Grand Parade now they’d be in the middle of a busy street but back in August last year it was still a building site. Wondering what Cork looked like over 20 years ago? Take a look at these photos!
2007Mon07May
Running along Grand Parade
Filed in Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Street, UrbanRunning along Grand Parade Just outside the Peace Park on Grand Parade in Cork an exuberant teenager went running towards me and I was lucky enough to grab this shot before they ran past!
2007Wed02May
Cork City Tour Bus
Filed in Abstract, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Street, Urban, VehiclesCork City Tour Bus The Tour Bus just left without me! An open top bus brings tourists around the city, where to? I’m not sure, I’ve never taken it! This was on Grand Parade about 9 months ago. The plastic dividers in the middle of the street are now gone and where that bus is [...]
2007Tue06Mar
Fianna Fail in Cork
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanFianna Fail in Cork Fianna Fail, “The Republican Party”, had an office on the Grand Parade in Cork for years. Last time I looked the building was derelict. Anyone want to compare the state of their Cork office to their policies or chances in the next election? Fianna Fail have been in power almost continuously [...]
2007Mon05Mar
The red door at No. 48
Filed in Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Doors, Grand Parade, Ireland, Look up, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanThe red door at No. 48 No. 48 on Grand Parade Cork is an old disused building near the Goat Broke Loose. It’s also next door to the old location of Fianna Fail’s Cork office.
2007Thu01Mar
The Goat is Dead
Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanThe Goat is Dead In my younger days when I was out on the town on a Friday or Saturday night with the rest of the crowd, “The Goat Broke Loose” was an occasional watering hole for me and my friends. It started out well, with a good mix of customers, although if memory serves [...]
