Portland stone ashlar and red bricks with granite, marble and red sandstone dressings and slate and lead roofing
Floor count
Five
Design and construction
Architect(s)
George Edmund Street
Main contractor
Messrs Bull & Sons
Other information
Public transit access
Temple
Website
Official website
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name
Royal Courts of Justice: The Law Courts, Screen Walls, Gates, Railings and Lamps
Designated
5 February 1970
Reference no.
1264258
The Royal Courts of Justice, commonly called the Law Courts, is a court building in Westminster which houses the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales. The High Court also sits on circuit and in other major cities. Designed by George Edmund Street, who died before it was completed, it is a large grey stone edifice in the Victorian Gothic Revival style built in the 1870s and opened by Queen Victoria in 1882. It is one of the largest courts in Europe. It is a Grade I listed building.[1]
It is located on Strand within the City of Westminster, near the boundary with the City of London (Temple Bar). It is surrounded by the four Inns of Court, St Clement Danes church, The Australian High Commission, King's College London and the London School of Economics. The nearest London Underground stations are Chancery Lane and Temple. The Central Criminal Court, widely known as the Old Bailey after its street, is about 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) to the east—a Crown Court centre with no direct connection with the Royal Courts of Justice.
^Historic England. "Royal Courts of Justice: The Law Courts, Screen Walls, Gates, Railings and Lamps (1264258)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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