A rare photograph of the pre-1922 Round Hall, from AL Richardson ‘Monumental Classic Architecture in Great Britain and Ireland’, 1913.
The light coming through the portico confirms the view is of the south side of the Round Hall.
The statue appears to be that of Henry Joy, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer between 1831 and 1838. Originally in Christchurch Cathedral, it was moved to the Four Courts in 1865, to join specially commissioned statues of Lord Chancellor Plunket and Baron O’Loghlen. Later, additional statues of Lord Chancellor O’Hagan, Lord Chief Justice Whiteside and barrister Richard Lalor Shiel were added.
In the 1880s, Baron Joy’s statue was moved beside the Court of Exchequer (now Court 3), where it can still be seen in 1913.
Most of the statues were destroyed or decapacitated in the bombardment of 1922, but Baron Joy’s likeness proved remarkably resilient…
Where is the statue now?
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