Liverpool Magistrates' Court

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Liverpool Magistrates Courts
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Magistrates Courts
General information
Town or cityLiverpool
Country England
Coordinates53°24′33″N 2°59′09″W / 53.4092°N 2.9858°W / 53.4092; -2.9858Coordinates: 53°24′33″N 2°59′09″W / 53.4092°N 2.9858°W / 53.4092; -2.9858
ClientHer Majesty's Courts Service

The Magistrates' Courts is a building on Dale Street, Liverpool used for court hearings until 2015. It is a Grade II listed building designed by John Grey Weightman built between 1857 and 1859.[1] Until the 1970s buildings in Great Crosshall Street were used for juvenile court hearings until a new purpose-built complex was opened accessible from Hatton Garden. There were also courtrooms in Victoria Street which were mostly used for hearing road traffic cases. They were operated by Her Majesty's Courts Service.

In 2007 it was announced that the Dale Street building will close to be replaced by a new purpose built set of courts.[2] Approval for the project was given, with a budget of £35m, for a new complex to be built in the city centre, comprising 14 adult courtrooms, with a projected completion date of 2012.[3]

Closure[]

In 2015 the hearings moved into the Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts, Liverpool in Derby square.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Buildings of Dale Street Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "New magistrates court for city confirmed". Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2008.
  3. ^ "HMCS Estates". Her Majesty's Courts Service. Archived from the original on 25 November 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  4. ^ Thomas, Joe (19 July 2015). "Step inside Dale Street magistrates' court and follow in the footsteps of petty thieves and notorious gangsters". Liverpool Echo.

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