Other places · North East England
Law Courts
In or near Newcastle upon Tyne.
Law Courts in England North East, United Kingdom.
Matthew Wragg — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Manors · 0.3 km
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
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
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE1 3LA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Established
- 1990
- Nearest railway station
- Manors — 0.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q116296505 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newcastle Law Courts (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Law Courts?
- Law Courts is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE1 3LA), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- What is Law Courts?
- Law Courts in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Law Courts?
- The nearest railway station is Manors, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE1 3LA.
- When was Law Courts built?
- Built or established in 1990.
- How do I get to Law Courts?
- The nearest railway station is Manors, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE1 3LA.