Wicklow County Council welcomes the recent announcement of €101,000 in funding for built heritage in County Wicklow through the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) 2023.
The BHIS is one of two built heritage funding schemes run by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and administered by local authorities.
A total allocation of €101,000 has been provisionally approved for 19 projects in Wicklow under the BHIS following initial assessment and shortlisting by Wicklow County Council. Projects to be funded include a mix of privately and publicly owned buildings, churches, houses, historic landscape features and monuments.
Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council, Cllr Tommy Annesley, welcomed the announcement, stating: “This is very positive news for county Wicklow and will greatly assist the efforts of homeowners and communities in looking after their historic buildings which contribute greatly to the attractiveness of our towns, villages and countryside”.
Chief Executive of Wicklow County Council, Emer O’Gorman, commented: “This grant funding will boost the local economy, supporting the employment of a range of conservation contractors and tradespersons to undertake labour intensive and skilled works which in turn will help make these buildings more climate resilient into the future.”
This year’s BHIS includes awards to a number of local historic structures, including:
- Dawn Cottage, Ballinahinch, Ashford €7,000
- Clermont House, Rathnew €10,000
- St Matthews Church, Newtownmountkennedy €8,500
- St Saviour’s COI, Main Street, Rathdrum €8,000
- Valleymount House, Valleymount, Blessington €8,000
- Coolattin House, Coollattin Park, Shillelagh €7,000
- Lansdowne, Church Road, Bray €7,000
- Clone House, Aughrim €7,000
- St John’s Church, Moyne, Tinahely €7,000
- Arklow School, St Mary’s Road €6,000
- Altidore Castle, Kilpedder €6,000
- Lawnview, Church Hill, Enniskerry €3,605
- 4 & 5 Royal Marine Terrace, Bray €4,000
- 2 Florence Terrace, Bray €2,500
- 2 Sloan Terrace, Meath Road, Bray €2,500
- St Livinius Church, Church Hill, Wicklow Town €2,500
- No. 2 Killincarrick Road, Greystones €2,500
- The Corner House, Main Street, Newtown €1,500
- Sam McAllister Monument, Baltinglass €395
Allocations under the Department’s other built heritage scheme, the Historic Structures Fund (HSF), are due to be announced in the coming weeks.