Tour Ballyglass Lighthouse
Date: Saturday 28th September
Time: 3pm
Location: Ballyglass Lighthouse, Ballyglass, Co. Mayo
Mark Stephens Architects - talk on the historic maritime structures at Ballyglass Lighthouse, with a tour of the conservation and restoration works to the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage, adjacent to Ballyglass Lighthouse at Gubbacashel Point, Co. Mayo.
The Built Heritage Investment Scheme and Mayo County Council’s Architectural Conservation Office supports works to promote the repair and re-use of historic structures and provided funding for the conservation works at Ballyglass Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage.
Mark Stpehens, MRIAI Architect, Accredited in Conservation at Grade 3 will present the history of the lighthouse and associated structures and discuss his approach to the conservation, repair and restoration of the Lighthouse Keeper’s cottage. The tour will also include access to the film-set designed for the forthcoming feature film ‘Cry from the Sea’.