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Kenure Park, Rush, County Dublin – This makes me sick
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Have been going around a few of Simon Marsdens picture locations in the last month or two
My pic attached is all that is left of Kenure park. The link below contains a pic of how it was in the 70’s before it was demolished in 78 to make way for the construction of council houses. Would make you sick, well me anyhow………
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1970’s pick by simon marsden (click link)
http://www.marsdenarchive.com/library/preview.php?id=00000784&imgpage=48&loc=00000002&pg=2Pic i took last week below
When it comes to old buildings and ruins you get 10 outta 10 for dedication there Martin.
I hear what your saying about the council houses… nothing seems to be sacred in this country when it comes to building houses.
This is a really strange photo… for two reasons:
1) Why did they only leave the columns and demolish everything else?
2) The contrast betwen the old columns and then council houses in the background… really weird combination… like a cat amongst the pidgeons.
I am with you guys on this one, when it comes to building houses in this country its one law for some and the rest can do as they please.
Stephen.
10 out if 10 alright, Martin-
Good picture, yours seem a lot cleaner than Mr Marsden’s-
is he adding a lot of grain on top?There’s a lot of info about the house and history here- http://www.askaboutireland.ie/show_narrative_page.do?page_id=1343
It would be nice if the house still existed;
it would have been useful for something on the estate-
at least as useful as a park-But it seems that the house was rotten,
and in 1978 there might not have been the money for restoration and new houses-Interesting find Martin-
seems like Rush is a fertile ground for you-j
Cheers Guys,
nfl-fan: Two good question, have no idea of the answers as to why:-) As much in the dark as the next man
Big Fella: Yep its all corruption, money and greed:-)
jb7: Cheers for the link and for the info on the house. Yea the house was rotten like many other old houses around the country. No reason to pull it down. There was literally thousands of acres of land (and cheaper) around that building at that time that could have been used to build council houses. Smells of corruption to me. (reminds me of the Georgian buildings in Dublin being knocked down for the new ESB building off baggot street). Someone was out to make money and did i think. Yes the state at the time did not have the money to fix up the house along with many others… should have been fenced off for example like Killua Caslte in Co West Meath until there was money or someone else to fix it up. Killua has just started being fixed up now which is great.
Yea my picture is allot cleaner. reason being is that he used Kodak HIE infrared film which has allot of grain, His choice of developer possibly had something to do with it also. Funny enough Kodak HIE film ceases production this month:-( just as i have started shooting infrared film again:-(
Cheers
MPS: Looks like the columns that are left might be pulled down now also…
Wonderful Martin. 10 out of 10 as already granted, though if 11 was
available I’d gladly part with it. I really must go out on a hunt with
you one of these days…Rob.
I’m with you on this Martin. Shocking transformation and all for money…
Really highlights the attitude that was and probably still is in this country.Tis a mighty country we live in.
Destroy our heiritage for the sake of a few council houses.
It’d be funny if it wasen’t so blooming tragic.
Would it be very rude of a Welshman to suggest that buildings like this
might have been destroyed for political/spiteful reasons among others? Not everyone
is comfortable with the fact that people were once wealthy enough to build
and inhabit houses this grand – particularly when they are parvenu blow-ins
from Norfolk. We have a ruin in Derry called Boom Hall and I’m sure its days are
numbered. It’s not so splendid, but it is certainly interesting. It too was destroyed by fire
and never restored. The grounds around it are full of enormous oaks and horse chestnut
trees planted in avenues – all in a state of decay. It would cost millions to restore.
http://www.derryghosts.com/boom.htmAs for the photo, Martin, it’s a beauty.
Hi Martin.
Nice photography. Kenure house and its grounds were amazing years ago with cattle sheds and a meat house and beautiful trees and gardens. The house was no more rotten than any other house in the area, Newbridge and Ardgillan are not a patch on Kenure house. It did have dry rot but the worries about claims were probably the reason why it was demolished and no farsightedness in the 70’s. The film ten little Indians has amazing shots from inside the house as most of the film was filmed in Kenure house in 1965. Local people did object and chained themselves to the portico to save it. But only a small amount of people. Although not the worst landlord in the world lots of people probably had no attachment to the house. This is the reason the portico still remains. As a youngster I was inside the house when it was abandoned and the plaster ceilings were amazing. Lots of the floors and fireplaces and banisters were stolen from the house adding to its dilapidated appearance. Thankfully I do not think this would happen again. But it was to late for this fine house. A cabinet made by Chippendale called the kenure cabinet which was sold in the first auction for thought to be 125 pounds was sold in Christie’s for 4 million expected in 2008.
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