Quirky townhouse pad a modern build that picks up on old city
There’s new pretender on Cork City’s Tower Street — the city spot off Barrack Street is long-known for Callanan’s Tower, visible from all over the city, but it got a new rival back in 1998 when Catford Mews was built.
This three-storey all stone and brick block of quirky townhouses picks up on the old city Catford street name, while the two-bed No 1A Catford Mews is also known as Gamla Stan — Swedish for Old Town. And, the setting is pure old town: Cork City Council has just done a smart job at the foot of Barrack Street, with cobblestones and ramps, and it’s a good start to helping this long street and some fine shops and buildings gather its wind again.
