Wicklow Courthouse
| Wicklow Courthouse | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Monument Square showing Billy Byrne Monument and the northern part of the Wicklow Courthouse to the right | |
  Wicklow Courthouse Location within Ireland | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical style |
| Address | Wicklow, County Wicklow |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°58′46″N 6°02′15″W / 52.9795°N 6.0375°W |
| Completed | 1824 |
Wicklow Courthouse is a judicial facility in Wicklow, County Wicklow, Ireland.
History
[edit]The courthouse, which was designed in the neoclassical style and built in ashlar stone, was completed in 1824.[1] It was altered to the designs of Henry Brett, County Surveyor, in 1866 and altered again to the designs of John Henry Brett, his son, in 1876.[1] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of nine bays facing onto the Market Square; the central section of three bays featured a Perron staircase leading up to a doorway; there were three blank panels on the first floor and three round headed windows on the second floor.[1]
The building was originally used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, which established county councils in every county, it also became the meeting place for Wicklow County Council.[2] The county council moved to a new facility, known as County Buildings, in 1977.[3][4] After judicial hearings were moved to other county courthouses due to the poor state of repair of the Wicklow Courthouse, it was closed in 2010.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Court House, County Wicklow". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Ordinary meeting of Wicklow County Council held at Wicklow County Buildings, Wicklow Town on Monday 3 December 2018 at 2.00pm" (PDF). Wicklow County Council. p. 65. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "About Face". Passive House Plus. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Works to facilitate the reopening of Wicklow courthouse kicked down the road again". Wicklow News. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.