We were engaged in 2023 by BAM to provide input to a programme of conservation-led repairs to the original cast concrete balaustrade sections. to repairs of the for Kildare County Council. This concrete bridge in Athy spanning the River Barrow is one of Ireland’s first concrete bridges, which had originally had been opened by the Great […] Read more – ‘bleach bridge, athy’.
We were engaged in 2023 by Jons Engineering to provide conservation architect oversight of a comprehensive programme of works to the Obelisk Bridge, Drogheda for Louth County Council. Iron lattice girder bridges were introduced to Ireland and the U.K. by Irish railway engineer Sir John Benjamin McNeill, who was a pupil, and later an associate, […] Read more – ‘obelisk bridge, drogheda’.
We were engaged in 2022 by Jons Engineering to provide conservation architect oversight of a comprehensive programme of works to Dominic’s Bridge, Drogheda for Louth County Council. The bridge was built between 1863-1890 in two phases. The first bridge, a cast iron and wooden structure built in 1862-1863 opened in 1863. It was closed in […] Read more – ‘dominics bridge, drogheda’.
We were engaged in 2021 by BAM & Transport Infrastructure Ireland to provide conservation architect oversight of repointing and repair works to the 19th century embankment walls to the Phibsborough Luas station. The works included re-pointing and masonry consolidation of wall faces and wall tops. Read more – ‘phibsborough luas station’.
We have been commissioned by Irish Waterways to prepare heritage impact assessments for works proposed to a number of 18th century Grand Canal Bridges in Kildare. The first bridge to be examined was Bond Bridge in Allenwood, Co. Kildare constructed in 1796 as part of the 1797 extension of the Grand Canal at the time to Phillipstown (Daingean). […] Read more – ‘irish waterways – repair of canal bridges’.
