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(Old Council House)

Lady Justice

Description

Stone statue of a seated Lady Justice with a shield and a (missing) pair of scales, on the top of the old Council House, built in 1824, was 'ornamented by a figure of Justice executed by Mr. Baily, R.A.'

Sculptor

Edward Hodges Baily (Bristol 1788 - London 1867), English sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Bob Speel, Architectural sculpture in Corn Street and Clare Street, Bristol.
Dorset County Chronicle, Thursday 30 June 1825 (British Newspaper Archive).

Locatie (N 51°27'17" - W 2°35'35") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbsw042; Photograph: 21 March 2019
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