Wexford Courthouse

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Wexford Courthouse
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Wexford Courthouse
Wexford Courthouse is located in Ireland
Wexford Courthouse
Wexford Courthouse
Location within Ireland
General information
Architectural styleNeo-Georgian style
AddressWexford, County Wexford
CountryIreland
Coordinates52°20′21″N 6°28′24″W / 52.3393°N 6.4732°W / 52.3393; -6.4732Coordinates: 52°20′21″N 6°28′24″W / 52.3393°N 6.4732°W / 52.3393; -6.4732
Completed1866 (Tate School), 2018 (Courthouse)

Wexford Courthouse is a judicial facility on Belvedere Road in Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland. It is at least the fourth building to have served as Wexford Courthouse.

History[]

A previous courthouse, located on Commercial Quay, was designed by Sir Richard Morrison in 1803,[1] and was completed in 1806, before undergoing further renovations in 1807.[2] This building was burnt down by the I.R.A. in 1921.[3]

In 1925 was converted into a county hall and courthouse. A detached, five-bay, three-storey over basement building, the rear windows of the gaol featured granite Gibbsian surrounds. A castellated Gothic screen and gateway serves as the entrance to this building's grounds. The jury room and the judges' chambers were renovated in 1995.[4]

The current courthouse building, originally an educational establishment, was built between 1864 and 1866 and opened as the Tate School in March 1867.[5] This building was designed by architect Sandham Symes.[6] After the school got into financial difficulties and closed in 1949, the building was acquired by Wexford Corporation in 1950, at a cost of IR£5,000.[5] It served as the offices of Wexford Corporation until 2007.[7] It was subsequently sold to the Courts Service for conversion into a courthouse to replace the aging courthouse on Hill Street which had been built in 1930.[8] The building underwent extensive renovations and extensions, which were completed in December 2017, and represented an almost ten-fold increase in the size of the building.[9][10] The court commenced sitting on 23 January 2018,[10] and it was officially re-opened as a courthouse by Charles Flanagan, Minister for Justice and Equality, and Frank Clarke, Chief Justice of Ireland, in February 2018.[11]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Dunne & Phillips, p. XII.
  2. ^ "Co. Wexford, Wexford, Commercial Quay, County Court House". Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720–1940. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Carty, Francis". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ^ Dunne & Phillips, p. 326.
  5. ^ a b "Wexford Courthouse" (PDF). Courts Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Tate School, Davitt Road North originally Wygram Place, TOWNPARKS (ST. JOHN'S PARISH), Wexford, WEXFORD". Buildings of Ireland. 7 July 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. ^ "€10 million courthouse is close to completion". Wexford People. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Council officially open new €46m headquarters". The Independent. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Wexford Courthouse, Co Wexford | Wejchert Architects". www.wejchert.ie. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Minister Flanagan officially opens new Wexford courthouse". justice.ie. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Official Opening of Wexford Courthouse – Courts Bundle PPP". BAM Ireland. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

Sources[]

  • Dunne, Mildred; Phillips, Brian (1999). The Courthouses of Ireland: A gazetteer of Irish courthouses. Kilkenny: The Heritage Council. pp. 326–327. ISBN 1-901137-13-9.
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