Group calls for new Cork city bridge to be named after historic Georgian villa

The Grange Frankfield Partnership said with the once-glorious 1780’s-built property now in ruin, the city has an obligation to commemorate it

A computer-generated image of what the new pedestrian and cycle bridge from the Grange Road to Tramore Valley Park will look like. According to the guidelines for the bridge naming, the name should honour a significant event, individual or group, or reflect important local features or geographical location, and proposals to commemorate living persons will not be considered.

A group that campaigned for over a decade for the preservation of what was once one of Ireland’s great Georgian villas before it fell derelict and was gutted by fire has called for public support to name a new pedestrian bridge after historic Vernon Mount House.

The Grange Frankfield Partnership (GFP) said with the once-glorious 1780’s-built property now in ruin, the city has an obligation to commemorate it as it urged people to make a submission to Cork City Council's public naming process.