1832, Four Courts, Dublin , showing River Taxis, before destruction of 1922 and later suggestion that complex be turned into a surface car park together with ruined Custom House.
It shows the integrity of the entire complex. were it not for Mr. Byrne, the Chief Architect of OPW, in the 1920s the then Government may have acceded to the demand of some of its backers to clear the entire complex as a Monument to British Imperialism and turn it into a surface car park as was suggested for the Custom House.
The replacement of the wing to the left in turn in the 1980s was replaced by the hideous Arus Uí Dhalaigh (called after former President). Perhaps if the State Coffers gush again this might be demolished and the original building reinstated.
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From Dublin Penny Journal 1832.
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