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The Commodore Hotel was built in
1855. It became the States Hotel in 1922 and renamed the Commodore
Hotel in the late 1930s.
The hotel served the same
function as today's airport hotels providing accommodation for
those travelling on the great liners which called at the port up to
the 1960s.
Today the hotel provides
excellent accommodation especially for maritime enthusiasts who are
provided with a grand-stand view of passing merchant and naval ships
from the forward facing rooms and the roof garden.
The hotel also has a good display
of nautical bric-a-brac and is highly recommended by your web master!
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The former White Star terminal
was established by White Star agents James Scott in this building
which dates from 1830: First and Second class passengers entered via
the front doorway, whilst steerage passengers were accommodated on the
ground floor.
Passengers were conveyed by
tenders from the now decaying pier to the ships which anchored at the
mouth of Cork Harbour. The building houses the Cóbh Post Office and
also the Titanic Restaurant, Bar and Gift shop established by a local
entrepreneur in the wake of the Titanic movie, who also planned to
restore the pier. Unfortunately this business has not thrived and has
been closed for some time. |
The former Cunard Line Terminal
served the now derelict Cunard Pier. Today it is used by the Permanent
TSB Bank, however, the waiting room retains its railway station style
awning.
It was to this terminal that the
survivors and victims of the Lusitania sinking were brought ashore.
Following the merger of Cunard and White Star this terminal served the
combined company. |
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Cork Harbour Commissioners Office
was built on Lynch's Quay - in 1874.
This distinctive building now serves
as the Cóbh Town Hall. |
The former Royal Cork Yacht Club
was constructed in 1854 which dates back to 1720 and is the oldest
yacht club in the world. The Club moved to Crosshaven in the 1960s and
the building is now used as a Tourist Information Centre convenient
for arriving cruise and rail passengers and also houses the Sirius
Arts Centre. |
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Typical of many rail sea
interchange stations developed between 1860 and 1882. First and Second
class railway passengers would have boarded the tenders here directly
from the arriving trains. |
