Can anyone identify this building?

iamaiamai

Just randomly came across this on imgur.

I'm guessing it's in the city somewhere because it reminds me of the holy ghost..



Apparently it's an abandoned college / seminary ?

belcampprisoner

http://books.google.com/books?id=0akee6oGkq0C&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=seminary+in+Waterford&source=bl&ots=AeSqQD2Xbg&sig=j-SV-DdzYe442IfSRjgeJDaN7nM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gq-EUbiBGuj2iwLu8YFw&sqi=2&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=seminary%20in%20Waterford&f=false

iamaiamai

belcampprisoner wrote: »

http://books.google.com/books?id=0akee6oGkq0C&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=seminary+in+Waterford&source=bl&ots=AeSqQD2Xbg&sig=j-SV-DdzYe442IfSRjgeJDaN7nM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gq-EUbiBGuj2iwLu8YFw&sqi=2&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=seminary%20in%20Waterford&f=false

Wow - that was fast!

So I'm taking it that that's the building behind the good shepherd?

It doesn't really look like that now - I never even noticed it was boarded up.

I guess the Good Shepherd will be following it soon enough.. Unless there are plans for when W.I.T. vacates it in the next couple of years.

Jambo

Is that not the diocesan seminary off johns hill? You can some what see it from the Folly and Ballytruckle.

notfromhere

iamaiamai wrote: »

Wow - that was fast!

So I'm taking it that that's the building behind the good shepherd?

It doesn't really look like that now - I never even noticed it was boarded up.

I guess the Good Shepherd will be following it soon enough.. Unless there are plans for when W.I.T. vacates it in the next couple of years.

how do u know that wit is leaving the good sheperd

inlikeflynn86

Jambo wrote: »

Is that not the diocesan seminary off johns hill? You can some what see it from the Folly and Ballytruckle.

Yeah i was thinking that too, the place by the good shepherd is different, often dropped my aunt to work there

Mr Tibbs

Jambo wrote: »

Is that not the diocesan seminary off johns hill? You can some what see it from the Folly and Ballytruckle.

Your bang on, this is St Johns College. It was a seminary for the priesthood until vocations fell away and it was closed. Some waste of a beautiful building. If the economy ever picks up this would make a fabolous hotel with a great view of the city.

spankmemunkey

Mr Tibbs wrote: »

Your bang on, this is St Johns College. It was a seminary for the priesthood until vocations fell away and it was closed. Some waste of a beautiful building. If the economy ever picks up this would make a fabolous hotel with a great view of the city.

Looks like the building off to the side of the peoples park where the school is.

LuckyFinigan

Its St Johns college, its just at the top of the folly.

Finnbar01

spankmemunkey wrote: »

Looks like the building off to the side of the peoples park where the school is.

It's not, it's St John's College.

St. John's closed as a seminary in 1999 due to the decline in vocations, with the 13 students transferred to other seminaries. A number of church and community groups used its lands and buildings, instead such as Diocesan offices, Accord and Cura. The local Scouts have a purpose built facility on the grounds of the college.
In 2007 the college building and some of the land was sold to the Respond Housing association, with a new pastoral centre being built for the diocese and opened in 2005

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John's_College,_Waterford

spankmemunkey

Finnbar01 wrote: »

It's not, it's St John's College.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John's_College,_Waterford

I know i was just saying it looks like the building near the peoples park could be the same architect.

iamaiamai

notfromhere wrote: »

how do u know that wit is leaving the good sheperd

Heard off porters in WIT last year and heard it spoken about by staff. Plan is to move everyone up to the industrial estate, as far as I've heard.

They could have changed plans in the interim but apparently the good shepherd is too expensive to use as a campus and they are spreading themselves too thinly as it is.

Also: Thanks for the help everyone! Was thinking it couldn't be the one on Manor Hill as the book indicated!

What a beautiful building, such a pity.

wmpdd3

Here? :

http://goo.gl/maps/W6ws2

thedancingcow

Eddie Rocketts

Sully

iamaiamai wrote: »

Heard off porters in WIT last year and heard it spoken about by staff. Plan is to move everyone up to the industrial estate, as far as I've heard.

They could have changed plans in the interim but apparently the good shepherd is too expensive to use as a campus and they are spreading themselves too thinly as it is.

Also: Thanks for the help everyone! Was thinking it couldn't be the one on Manor Hill as the book indicated!

What a beautiful building, such a pity.

They have been saying that for years now!

iamaiamai

Sully wrote: »

They have been saying that for years now!

well they've already moved applied arts up so we'll see!

Finnbar01

iamaiamai wrote: »

What a beautiful building, such a pity.

I don't think the building is just lying there.

Crusty Blaa

It's a beautiful building on beautiful grounds. Would make a fantastic hotel someday but would need a lot of investment.

Anyone that played for Villa back in the day would have trained on the on-site pitch a few times.

iamaiamai

Finnbar01 wrote: »

I don't think the building is just lying there.

Well it looks pretty desolate all boarded up like that. Doesn't look like it's being put to any good use.