CORK - WHEELGUARDS

A selection of the metal wheelguards that I have spotted around Cork.


As of June 2016, there are 10 locations uploaded but there are quite a few more to be found – any information as to other will be very welcome.


See also blog of 16 June, 2016


Slideshow below

“Wheelguards
The ‘wheelguard’ is a close cousin of the bollard, but intended to protect vulnerable masonry on a corner, especially by an arch, by deflecting coach wheels. They are quite rare; 29 cast iron, 22 limestone and a single red sandstone example were recorded in the survey. Unfortunately, the types of building that feature these objects, former industrial buildings, warehouses, stabling yards and so on, are particularly likely to be re-developed and/or demolished, with the result that the wheelguards get lost in the process.”
Cork City: A Field Guide to its Street Furniture – Tom Spalding

Church Street

French Church Street

Hanover St – Hanover Mews

Hanover St – Hive Iron Works

Kennedy Quay

Monahan Road

Railway Street

South Main St

St Patrick’s Quay

Sunday’s Well Road