the forecourt includes a number of statues. a pair of bronze lions flanked the entry from the 1860s until they were removed in 1937 due to deterioration. a memorial statue of mr justice sir redmond barry, q.c., by james gilbert and built by percival ball was installed on the central landing of the main stairs in 1887. flanking the entrance plaza are saint george and the dragon, by the english sculptor sir joseph edgar boehm, installed in 1889 and jeanne d'arc (joan of arc), a replica of the statue by french sculptor emmanuel frémiet, installed in 1907. ww1 commemorative statues ‘wipers’ and ‘the driver’ were at the centre points of the 1939 diagonal paths were relocated to the ground of the shrine of remembrance in 1998. a statue of charles la trobe, by australian sculptor peter corlett, was installed in 2006 in the north east corner of the lawn.