City of Westminster Magistrates' Court

City of Westminster Magistrates' Court
City of Westminster Magistrates' Court, facing south down Horseferry Road

The City of Westminster Magistrates' Court was a magistrates' court located at 70 Horseferry Road, in the City of Westminster, London. It was originally called Horseferry Road Magistrates' Court, after Horseferry Road where it was sited,[1]. However, it was renamed in July 2006 following the closure of Bow Street Magistrates' Court. It served as the court where the Chief Magistrate of England and Wales sat, and all extradition and terrorism-related cases passed through the court. The court closed permanently on September 22nd 2011, and was replaced on the 27th September 2011 with Westminster Magistrates' Court. This has been built on the site of Marylebone Magistrates' Court at 181 Marylebone Road.

History

The court building, designed by C. A. Legerton and opened in 1974, was functional and "of minimal personality and minimal expression of function and purpose", according to Pevsner. It was opened as one of a series of three larger court houses, with the others at Camberwell Green and Highbury Corner. It had four courtrooms as opened and a further four were later added.[2] The central location and proximity to New Scotland Yard caused the court to be involved in a number of high profile cases.[2]

References

  1. ^ Her Majesty's Courts Service - City of Westminster Magistrates' Court
  2. ^ a b Her Majesty's Courts Service - Horseferry Road Magistrates' Court history

Coordinates: 51°29′42″N 0°07′43″W / 51.49500°N 0.12872°W / 51.49500; -0.12872


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