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Crane in North Wharf

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Crane in North Wharf
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Freestanding steel crane, c.1910, retaining original mechanisms. Now disused. Lattice steel trusses on mass-concrete posts on a triangular plan with steel-sheeted operator cabin on pivot having cable-hung lattice steel crane arm with forged steel hook, and lattice steel masts over. Sited on…

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Freestanding steel crane, c.1910, retaining original mechanisms. Now disused. Lattice steel trusses on mass-concrete posts on a triangular plan with steel-sheeted operator cabin on pivot having cable-hung lattice steel crane arm with forged steel hook, and lattice steel masts over. Sited on quay.
An imposing structure of social and historic significance as a relic attesting to the maritime industry in the quays of Waterford, which traditionally supported the economy of the locality. The retention of the original mechanism is of considerable technical and engineering significance. The crane is one of a pair surviving in Waterford City, the second located at Custom House Quay (22504561/WD-5632-22-561). The crane at present forms an almost-sculptural piece in the quays and is an attractive feature of the townscape.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 22500042

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.whiteblancmange.com
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Munster GAA (publisher; photographer not named), munster.gaa.ie
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