Chester Crown Court
Chester Crown Court is a judicial facility at Castle Square in Chester, Cheshire. It is a Grade I listed building.History
A previous Shire Hall had been built just outside the main gate in 1310 but was in a derelict state by the late 18th century. A new building, designed by Thomas Harrison, was completed in 1801. Its façade is about long and high, in nineteen bays with two storeys. At its centre is a Doric-style portico with twelve columns, projecting forwards by about. The imposing courtroom was inspired by the School of Anatomy in Paris. It was used as a facility for dispensing justice from the early 19th century and continues to be used as a Crown Court. Famous trials at the court have included those of the Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, known as the Moors Murderers, in April 1966.
