19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

the business premises of Abraham Sutton and Sons . Across the bridge, from Lapp’s Quay lay Albert Quay, running west to east. Just off Albert Quay were the Cork Municipal buildings and the old City Hall (Fig. 6 above). To the east of Albert Quay Is Victoria Quay, the last component of the three-mile-long Lee Navigation Wall, completed 1863 (Appendix 6: Port of Cork; Fig. 45).

Fig. 10: Lapp’s Quay with the façade of Abraham Sutton & Sons coal store in centre. The Custom House, at the confluence of the North and South channels, is in the background. It was designed by Abraham Hargrave and completed by his son, William Hargrave in 1818. It was leased in 1904 by the Cork Harbour Commissioners for 999 years (Photo courtesy of Susan Bayne Sutton) .