Makeover project for Shandon bell tower

A MAJOR project is set to make Cork’s landmark Shandon bells more tourist-friendly.

The Select Vestry of St Anne’s Shandon has applied for planning permission for a range of developments that will make the iconic building on the city’s northside more accessible as well as improving visitor facilities.

Christopher Southgate and Associates plan to open up an existing closed door for fire safety reasons and install a new wheelchair access lift into the protected structure.