28-05-2025
1860s Wicklow church fears closure as N11 bus lane plans threaten access
Saint Brigid's Church at the bottom of Herbert Road has served families since the 1860s, but churchwarden Gordon Lennox warns that compulsory purchase orders for the N11 bus lane will make access impossible for hearses, wedding cars, and anyone with mobility needs
Bray People
As the opposition to the closure of an exit at Bray to make way for the Wicklow N11/M11 Bus Priority Interim Scheme (N11/M11 BPIS) continues to grow, worshippers at a small, single-storey Church of Ireland, built in the 1860s, fear there is a very real threat to its future.
While the peaceful protests so far have centred on the concerns of the thousands of residents who have backed the campaign to 'Stop the Closure of Herbert Road', should the road close, this historical building could be consigned to history forever more and with it, not only the spiritual needs of those who attend its services, but the memory of the dead who are buried there.
