- Address
- Vevay Road, Bray
- Type
- House
- NIAH reg. no.
- 16301051
Loreto Convent
Vevay Road, Bray
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Loreto Convent
The National Inventory rates Loreto Convent Regional, one of 318 in Bray. Its record dates Loreto Convent to 1760–1780. 17 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
An important building dating from the 1770s which has undergone a number of changes of use and which was renovated and extended in the 1870s. It is a well preserved example of a convent which is still in use and adds variety to the architectural heritage of the area.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 16301051 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 16301051↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 15 minutes
Bray · about 700 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Loreto ConventStart here
- 2CaraghRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
- 3DunoreRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 4Ard BeagRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
- 5CoolgreaneyRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
Like it: recorded houses near Bray
8 like it are within 40 km, each with a photo. Start with Powerscourt House in Enniskerry, 5.6 km away. Rathfarnham Castle in Rathfarnham is the farthest, at 16 km.
Questions about Loreto Convent
Is Loreto Convent on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 16301051).
Can you visit Loreto Convent?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was Loreto Convent built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1760–1780.
Is Loreto Convent protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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