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Architectural heritage is dying

Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2001 / June 28 2001: Architectural heritage is dying

Two decisions this month have brought into sharp focus the parlous state of our architectural heritage - one was the disgraceful demolition by the Collen Group of the Wiggins Teape factory in Dublin and the other was Sligo County Council's perverse refusal to retain a rare 200 year-old farmhouse in Easkey. Neither building was listed for protection, so the Collen Group could get away with pulverising a fine 1930s neo-classical building on East Wall Road just three days after An Bord Pleanála, having spent more than a year considering the case, ruled that it was of architectural and historical significance and should be retained.

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