The Crows Nest @ Victoria Cross

thejuggler

Anyone know what is the story on the former Crows Nest pub at Victoria Cross? It lay derelict (following a fire) protected by a skeleton of scaffolding for around a decade until earlier this year when the roof was replaced and the scaffolding was removed. In my own mind the work appeared to coincide with the sale of the nearby Kingsley hotel but that may be coincidental.

Anyone hear anything about it?

kcb

It's a strange one alright. I always thought it was a decent pub, always had a good reputation for grub. The catchment is good (although possibly too many students now?) - you would think someone could make a job of it.

With Dennehys and The Western Star gone also there is no pub between The Wilton and town now?

beer enigma

thejuggler wrote: »

Anyone know what is the story on the former Crows Nest pub at Victoria Cross? It lay derelict (following a fire) protected by a skeleton of scaffolding for around a decade until earlier this year when the roof was replaced and the scaffolding was removed. In my own mind the work appeared to coincide with the sale of the nearby Kingsley hotel but that may be coincidental.

Anyone hear anything about it?

It's up for sale as 'development' land via George Maloney, a receiver with Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon.

ofcork

Theres a sign outside mai fitzs bar in lissarda mentioning the crows nest,not sure what the connection is.

beer enigma

ofcork wrote: »

Theres a sign outside mai fitzs bar in lissarda mentioning the crows nest,not sure what the connection is.

It was the 'sister' pub of the Crows at Victoria Cross, but not sure in what way they were actually linked

lolosaur

Andip wrote: »

It was the 'sister' pub of the Crows at Victoria Cross, but not sure in what way they were actually linked

Barry o connor who had a controlling stake in the crows nest and was head chef in crows nest i think took it on.

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The houses along the straight road also come with the area, from what i know, they were fixing it up a little in order to make it look better for a sale.

skooterblue2

thejuggler wrote: »

Anyone hear anything about it?

Everyone in the catering trade in Cork knows about it but no one wants to talk about it.

Mokuba

skooterblue2 wrote: »

Everyone in the catering trade in Cork knows about it but no one wants to talk about it.

Well go on then..

skooterblue2

Mokuba wrote: »

Well go on then..

Be like Beyonce and work it out or make a chef a buddy.

Ludo

skooterblue2 wrote: »

Everyone in the catering trade in Cork knows about it but no one wants to talk about it.

You dug up a 5 year old thread for that reply? Seriously why bother!

skooterblue2

Ludo wrote: »

You dug up a 5 year old thread for that reply? Seriously why bother!

Came up in conversation with an old college buddy over lunch in Dublin.

Rhys Essien

Well the new Crows Nest has begun.

http://mcculloughmulvin.com/projects/crows-nest-student-accommodation-ucc

skooterblue2

Rhys Essien wrote: »

Well the new Crows Nest has begun.

http://mcculloughmulvin.com/projects/crows-nest-student-accommodation-ucc

Good to hear it was an awful eyesore

Rhys Essien

skooterblue2 wrote: »

Good to hear it was an awful eyesore

True. Long overdue.

Hangdogroad

skooterblue2 wrote: »

Good to hear it was an awful eyesore

They seem to be replacing one eyesore with another.

skooterblue2

Hangdogroad wrote: »

They seem to be replacing one eyesore with another.

I pine for beautiful stone cut buildings of a different age too but poured concrete is cheaper and faster to erect.

Cork Trucker

16 years next February since a fire closed the previous establishment

snotboogie

Hangdogroad wrote: »

They seem to be replacing one eyesore with another.

Completely disagree. They've done a great job on the designs

ShamoBuc

Cork Trucker wrote: »

16 years next February since a fire closed the previous establishment

Jesus Christ, 16 years, thought it was 7 or 8.

brevity

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Jesus Christ, 16 years, thought it was 7 or 8.

I used to go for pints in there all the time in my college years. Can’t believe it’s been 16 years. ****ing hell.

gifted

Cork Trucker wrote: »

16 years next February since a fire closed the previous establishment

I was standing on the roof of the county hall looking at the fire brigade fighting the fire at the crows nest.....didn't think back then that it would still be closed.

Mardyke

Cork Trucker wrote: »

16 years next February since a fire closed the previous establishment

A "fire"

whisky_galore

skooterblue2 wrote: »

I pine for beautiful stone cut buildings of a different age too but poured concrete is cheaper and faster to erect.

Quantity over quality.

whisky_galore

snotboogie wrote: »

Completely disagree. They've done a great job on the designs

Awful. Like a big game of Jenga.

opus

It did very much remind me of Jenga But have to say I quite like it comared to the incredibily bland stuff that was build where the old timber yard used to be.

AugustusMinimus

Didn’t it reopen after the fire and something else happened afterwards?

Cork Trucker

AugustusMinimus wrote: »

Didn’t it reopen after the fire and something else happened afterwards?

I don't ever recall it reopening, there were remedial works that began and later stalled alright.

skooterblue2

AugustusMinimus wrote: »

Didn’t it reopen after the fire and something else happened afterwards?

No, nothing happened. What did happen was they moved the name to somewhere else. Been an eyesore for the last 16 odd years. There were talks of rebuilding but those were quickly muted after there were problems with the insurance, so I heard.

opus

Work there has finally started.

https://twitter.com/EoinBearla/status/1193990163455709186

Radio5

The design doesn't appeal to me at all. You'd wonder how the residents of Orchard Road/Victoria Cross feel about all the high rise around them.

chalkitdown1

Not sure what it is but I personally like the design. It's weird and different.

fonecrusher1

I like it too. Not sure why its upsetting some people but each to their own.

blindsider

Just read the blurb....San Gimignano....? WTF?

('tis far from San Gimignano you were reared boy!)

:-)

opus

Passed there at lunchtime, half the terrace of houses are gone. Things are moving quickly enough now that they've started.

Cork Trucker

Can someone put up step by step photos if they are nearby, even the sight of the terraced houses is something i can't picture

opus

Everything is pretty much demolished there today.

Cork Trucker

opus wrote: »

Everything is pretty much demolished there today.

Still a tiny piece of facade of the other side remains. Drove by here this morning. Good to see the cranes around the city again

fonecrusher1

Yeah deliberately drove past it the other day. Its really kicking off now. I think its really going to be quite striking when its finished. In a good way.:)

fonecrusher1

Some serious excavations kicking off now.