Saxon & Medieval — Late Medieval; early 15th century
The Four Virtues; Justice
Capital of a pedestal for the figure of Virtue (Justice) trampling Vice from porch of the Guildhall. The front of the medieval Guildhall had a decorated porch designed by John Croxtone, with figures of Christ, Moses and Aaron, and four Virtues set in niches on the façade. The Virtues are Temperance, Fortitude, Justice and Prudence - although there is debate about which figure is which. The porch was demolished in 1788 and these four statues were taken down and eventually sold. They were recovered from a garden in North Wales in 1972.
