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Bishop Street Courthouse

Bishop Street Courthouse in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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1 h–2 h

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Bishop Street Courthouse is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

The Bishop Street Courthouse is a judicial facility in Bishop Street, Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is a Grade A listed building.

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Background

History

The building, which was designed by John Bowden in the Neoclassical style, was first used in 1816, although it was not fully completed until 1817. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage facing the Bishop Street; the central section featured a tetrastyle portico with Ionic order columns supporting a frieze and a pediment. The building was originally used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, which established county councils in every county, the Bishop Street Courthouse was also used to discharge some county council functions. On 25 January 1989, the Provisional IRA Derry Brigade exploded a 400lb van bomb…

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Coordinates
54.9940, -7.3238
Address
Derry, County Londonderry
Established
1819

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Bishop Street Courthouse?
Bishop Street Courthouse is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9940°, -7.3238°.
When was Bishop Street Courthouse built?
Bishop Street Courthouse dates to 1819.