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Law Courts
Law Courts in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Law Courts is a place of interest in England North East, 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 Newcastle Law Courts is a Crown Court venue, which deals with criminal cases, as well as a magistrates' court venue, on the Quayside in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
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Background
History
Until the 1980s, all Crown Court cases were heard in the Moot Hall at Castle Garth. However, as the number of court cases in Newcastle upon Tyne grew, it became necessary to commission a more modern courthouse for criminal matters: the site selected by the Lord Chancellor's Department had been occupied by some dilapidated shops and warehouses and formed part of a larger development by Tyne and Wear Development Corporation to re-develop the East Quayside area. Construction on the new building commenced in 1984. It was designed by local architects, Napper Collerton, in the modern style, built by John Laing Construction in red sandstone from Dumfriesshire at a cost of £17.1 million, and was…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9699, -1.6033
- Address
- Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Established
- 1990
Sources
- wikidata: Q116296505 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newcastle Law Courts (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Law Courts?
- Law Courts is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9699°, -1.6033°.
- When was Law Courts built?
- Law Courts dates to 1990.