Wexford Courthouse Explained

Wexford Courthouse
Address:Wexford, County Wexford
Location Country:Ireland
Map Type:Ireland
Map Dot Label:Wexford Courthouse
Coordinates:52.3393°N -6.4732°W
Completion Date:1866 (Tate School), 2018 (Courthouse)
Architectural Style:Neo-Georgian style

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, and was completed in 1806, before undergoing further renovations in 1807.[1] This building was burnt down by the I.R.A. in 1921.[2]

In 1925 Wexford Gaol 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 Gibbs 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.

The current courthouse building, originally an educational establishment, was built between 1864 and 1866 and opened as the Tate School in March 1867.[3] This building was designed by architect Sandham Symes.[4] 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. After Wexford Corporation relocated from Wexford Town Hall,[5] it served as the offices of Wexford Corporation until 2007.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] The court commenced sitting on 23 January 2018,[9] 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.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Co. Wexford, Wexford, Commercial Quay, County Court House. https://web.archive.org/web/20220130225530/https://www.dia.ie/works/view/6052/building/CO.+WEXFORD%2C+WEXFORD%2C+COMMERCIAL+QUAY%2C+COUNTY+COURT+HOUSE. 30 January 2022. 30 January 2022. Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720–1940.
  2. Web site: Carty, Francis. Dictionary of Irish Biography. 30 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Wexford Courthouse. Courts Service. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728014326/http://www.courts.ie/Courts.ie/library3.nsf/(WebFiles)/82CE7B42EB1D517F8025829700564682/$FILE/Wexford%20Courthouse.pdf. 17 November 2019. 28 July 2019.
  4. Web site: 7 July 2005. Tate School, Davitt Road North originally Wygram Place, TOWNPARKS (ST. JOHN'S PARISH), Wexford, WEXFORD. 2022-01-30. Buildings of Ireland. en-US.
  5. Web site: Visiting Wexford's new library for the first time since it opened. 29 October 2016. Patrick Comerford. 25 October 2023.
  6. Web site: €10 million courthouse is close to completion. 24 October 2017. Wexford People. 17 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191117183940/https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/wexford-people/20171024/281758449534858 . 17 November 2019 . dead.
  7. Web site: Council officially open new €46m headquarters. The Independent. 27 September 2011. 17 November 2019.
  8. Web site: Wexford Courthouse, Co Wexford Wejchert Architects. 2022-01-30. www.wejchert.ie.
  9. Web site: Minister Flanagan officially opens new Wexford courthouse. 30 January 2022. justice.ie.
  10. Web site: Official Opening of Wexford Courthouse – Courts Bundle PPP. 19 February 2018. BAM Ireland. 17 November 2019.

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