Downpatrick Courthouse

Downpatrick Courthouse is a judicial facility on English Street, Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a Grade B+ listed building.[1]

Downpatrick Courthouse
Downpatrick Courthouse
Downpatrick Courthouse
Location within Northern Ireland
General information
Architectural styleNeoclassical style
AddressDownpatrick, County Down
CountryNorthern Ireland
Coordinates54.3290°N 5.7190°W / 54.3290; -5.7190
Completed1735

History

The building, which was designed in the Neoclassical style, dates from 1735 but was substantially rebuilt after a major fire in 1855.[2] A tunnel was built from courthouse to the basement of the town gaol (now part of Down High School) in 1857.[3] 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 Down County Council.[4][5] The county council continued to use the courthouse as its headquarters until the county council was abolished in 1973.[6]

References
  1. "Courthouse". Department for Communities. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. "Fears over future of Downpatrick courthouse". Down Recorder. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. "The Courthouse". Saint Patricks Country. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. "Mr. Walter Burns". Down Recorder. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. "No. 2132". The Belfast Gazette. 4 May 1962. p. 158.
  6. "No. 2829". The Belfast Gazette. 15 December 1972. p. 584.
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