House with Turkish look could turn out to be a developer’s delight

THERE’S a touch of the Ottoman Empire or the eastern exotic about the front of this Glasheen Road, suburban Cork house, thanks to something as simple as the ground floor window and door treatment.

Fancifully shaped like the dome of an eastern temple, or a building in the Alhambra, the curves where you’d expect a more regular lintel to lurk really catch the eye. And, the door must have been a tricky task for a carpenter to tackle too: just try getting a quote for a replacement today.

But, why replace, when you can probably cart off the original door as a bit of salvage? It looks like the wrecker’s ball is heading this house’s way. On a large plot, it is in very poor structural order, according to estate agent Darragh Taaffe of Keane Mahony Smith.