The Central Criminal Court Of England And Wales Called The Old Bailey In London United Kingdom Editorial Photo

The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales commonly called the Old Bailey, after the street on which it stands is a court in London and one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court. The street, outside, traces the City of London`s ancient fortified wall and bailey, which runs from Ludgate Hill to the junction of Newgate Street and Holborn Viaduct. The Old Bailey has been housed in a succession of court houses on the street since the sixteenth century. The court`s present architecturally recognised and protected main block dates from 1902, designed by Edward William Mountford. Part of the building stands on the site of the medieval Newgate gaol.