Blackfriars Crown Court
Blackfriars Crown Court was a crown court at 1–15 Pocock Street, London SE1, which dealt with criminal cases.[1] The court building is located in Southwark, a short distance from Blackfriars Road, from which it takes its name. The court closed on 20 December 2019; with cases being relocated to Snaresbrook, Wood Green, Inner London and Kingston Crown Courts depending upon the prosecuting authority.
In 2013, a judge at the court ruled that a woman should remove her niqab while giving evidence.[2] In 2015, Lorraine Barwell, a custody officer at the court, died after being assaulted while escorting a prisoner to a van.[3]
In 2021, after the court closed, it was used to film legal scenes for the Netflix revival of Top Boy.[4]
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References[]
- ^ Blackfriars Crown Court. Gov.UK Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Wearing niqab should be woman's choice, says Theresa May. Jamie Grierson, The Independent, 17 September 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Custody officer dies after attack at Blackfriars Crown Court. BBC News. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Aishah Hussain (21 January 2021). "Netflix's Top Boy uses sold off crown court to film legal scenes — as criminal case backlog hits 457,518". Legal Cheek. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
Coordinates: 51°30′09″N 0°06′00″W / 51.50251°N 0.09993°W
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