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The Firemen's Rest

This cast iron structure, dating from the late 1800s was once a station for firemen to keep watch in Cork city. In 2024, James O'Riordan and Gus Knight were tasked with restoring it to its original condition after it had been left to rot in a storage yard for over 20 years.
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James O'Riordan & Gus Knight
Cork, Ireland
Sharing an engineering background and a passion for ironwork, blacksmiths James O'Riordan and Gus Knight opened Leeside Forge together in 2020. James ...
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