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31: 170: 177: 294:, the first such attack in several years. There were no injuries from the attack but four men were subsequently arrested in relation to the incident. It led to concerns that former members of the 494: 230:, was first used in 1816, although it was not fully completed until 1817. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage facing the Bishop Street; the central section featured a 287:, said that he accepted an inspection report recommending that the Enniskillen Courthouse should be designated a "super court" in a proposed rationalisation of the court system. 283:, which established county councils in every county, the Bishop Street Courthouse was also used to discharge some county council functions. In May 2012 the justice minister, 342: 613: 169: 603: 638: 522: 471: 633: 575: 60: 618: 449: 608: 247: 402: 352: 30: 291: 280: 385: 628: 295: 320: 623: 279:
The building was originally used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the
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On 19 January 2019 there was a car bomb attack on the Bishop Street Courthouse initiated as part of a
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in December 1961, having regard to the high quality white sandstone which was brought locally from
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North West Ulster: The Counties of London Derry, Donegal, Fermanagh and Tyrone
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was installed at the apex of the pediment and statues depicting
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were erected above the end bays. Architectural critic,
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Derry
County Londonderry
54°59′38″N 7°19′26″W / 54.9939°N 7.3239°W / 54.9939; -7.3239
Neoclassical style
Listed Building
Bishop Street Courthouse is located in Northern Ireland
Derry
County Londonderry
Northern Ireland
listed building
John Bowden
Neoclassical style
tetrastyle
Ionic order
frieze
pediment
Royal coat of arms
Justice
Peace
Edward Smyth
Ian Nairn
The Listener
Dungiven
Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
David Ford
Dissident Irish Republican campaign
Provisional IRA

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