heritage centres wicklow

The Bray Heritage centre is located in the old couthouse. The  exhibitions in the Centre are set around the themes of People, Places and Things and are showcased against a walkaround map of Bray. There are text and artificats from the Cambrian era to the present day, including Bray, drowned forest, the river, the first settlers, new Bray and the coming of the railway. The mezzanine level consists of an Art Exhibition area which is used for a variety of special exhibitions.
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This is a major new visitor attraction located in Wicklow town. A two million restoration plan has been carried out by Wicklow County Council to develop the old county Gaol.
There has been a Gaol on this site since 1702 and it remained active until 1924. During this time thousands of prisoners, young and old, men, women and children, guilty and innocent passed through its doors. The story of Wicklow's Historic Gaol is their story.
The exhibition covers such episodes as the 1...