1802 – The Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin
One of the landmarks of Dublin with its large drum and shallow dome, and visible all along the Liffey,
Named after the Kings Inns, which occupied a site here since its foundation in 1561 and was originally based in the cloisters of the former St Saviour‘s Abbey. The entire quay is now given over to the Four Courts and judicial office accommodation. In the early 19th century it was proposed to erect a broad bridge on an axis with the dome of the Four Courts to cross the river.
One of the landmarks of Dublin with its large drum and shallow dome, and visible all along the Liffey,
Plan ‘Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 14th July 1813’. The colouring was completed at the time of publication to indicate boundary lines and ‘Lines of Insulation Suggested in the Report of the Committee of Observation,
Opened in 1843 as Samuel Steel’s Commercial and Family Hotel. Destroyed by fire in 1864, it was rebuilt by architect E.H.
Described in The Irish Builder, January 1 1869: “With tins number we give as an illustration some sketches of a new billiard-room and other additions to the Angel Hotel,
Constructed for the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland at the Four Courts complex.
“In a former issue we noticed that this theatre was being erected from the designs and under the superintendence of Mr.