Nov 4, 2024
“The architects of these buildings are looking back to the Italian renaissance; this building is a revival of a revival, if you know what I mean.
This is an Irish building which is copying a Roman building of the renaissance, which is copying a building of Ancient Rome.”
Historian Tom Spalding is the man whose meticulous research proved that the Royal Cork Yacht Club, constructed in 1854 on the site of a pavilion first constructed for the visit of Queen Victoria, was designed by English architect Sir Anthony Salvin, best known for his restoration work on Windsor Castle and the Tower of London.
In episode 2 of Changing Tides, Tom revisits the very beginnings of the RCYC clubhouse, known today as SIRIUS arts centre.
Changing Tides is supported by Cork County Council and the Heritage Council under Cork County Council’s Heritage Plan Funding 2024.