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Lincoln Crown Court

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Lincoln Crown Court
Lincoln Crown Court (geograph 3168057).jpg
LocationLincoln, Lincolnshire
Coordinates53°14′06″N 0°32′30″W / 53.2351°N 0.5416°W / 53.2351; -0.5416Coordinates: 53°14′06″N 0°32′30″W / 53.2351°N 0.5416°W / 53.2351; -0.5416
Built1823
ArchitectSir Robert Smirke
Architectural style(s)Gothic style
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameAssize Courts
Designated8 October 1953
Reference no.1388488
Lincoln Crown Court is located in Lincolnshire
Lincoln Crown Court
Location of Lincoln Crown Court in Lincolnshire

Lincoln Crown Court is a judicial facility in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. It is located on the western side of the grounds of Lincoln Castle and is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

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Lincoln, England

Lincoln, England

Lincoln is a cathedral city and district in Lincolnshire, England, of which it is the county town. In the 2021 Census, the Lincoln district had a population of 103,813. The 2011 census gave the urban area of Lincoln, including North Hykeham and Waddington, a population of 115,000.

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea. It is divided between the East Midlands and the Yorkshire and Humber regions. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north-west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders Northamptonshire in the south for just 20 yards (19 m), England's shortest county boundary. The county town is Lincoln, where the county council is also based.

Lincoln Castle

Lincoln Castle

Lincoln Castle is a major medieval castle constructed in Lincoln, England, during the late 11th century by William the Conqueror on the site of a pre-existing Roman fortress. The castle is unusual in that it has two mottes. It is one of only two such castles in the country, the other being at Lewes in East Sussex. Lincoln Castle remained in use as a prison and court into modern times and is one of the better preserved castles in England; the Crown Courts continue to this day. It is open to the public most days of the week and possible to walk around the walls from which there are views of the castle complex, cathedral, the city, and surrounding countryside. The castle is now owned by Lincolnshire County Council and is a scheduled monument.

Listed building

Listed building

In the United Kingdom a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, Cadw in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland. The term has also been used in the Republic of Ireland, where buildings are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000, although the statutory term in Ireland is "protected structure".

History

Court hearings have taken place within the grounds of Lincoln Castle since the castle was built in the 11th century.[2] A medieval shirehall on the site was demolished and replaced by a new county hall in 1776.[3] After finding that the 18th century county hall was subsiding due to a mixture of local quarrying and poor construction, the justices ordered its demolition using prison labour and the commissioning of a new facility on the same site.[3]

The current building, which was designed by Sir Robert Smirke in the Gothic style and built at a cost of £40,000, was completed in 1823.[1][4][5] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with thirteen bays facing the east gate of the castle; the central section of three bays featured an arched doorway with a triple Gothic window on the first floor; the roof was crenellated and there were octagonal corner turrets.[1] Internally, the principal rooms in the building were the two courtrooms, one for hearing criminal cases and the other for hearing civil cases, both approximately square, decorated with wainscot panelling and located on the first floor.[1] There was also a grand jury room containing an ornate fireplace guarded by lions bearing shields.[5]

In March 1872 the courthouse was the venue for the trial and conviction of William Frederick Horry, accused of murdering his wife: Horry became the first person to be executed in the UK using the "long drop" method of execution, a technique developed by William Marwood which was faster and therefore considered more humane than the previous method, and which was subsequently universally used.[6]

The building continued to be used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1888, which established county councils in every county, it also became the meeting place of Lindsey County Council.[7] After the County Council moved to County Offices, Lincoln in 1932,[8] the building was retained for the assize courts and, since 1972, for the Crown Court.[1]

In the early 21st century Her Majesty's Courts Service announced proposals to move the Crown Court out of the castle grounds: this scheme was abandoned on the basis that it would not be value for money in November 2010.[9][10][11] The idea of re-locating the Crown Court, possibly to the magistrates court building on the High Street, was briefly resurrected again but not progressed in March 2014.[12][13]

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Lincoln Castle

Lincoln Castle

Lincoln Castle is a major medieval castle constructed in Lincoln, England, during the late 11th century by William the Conqueror on the site of a pre-existing Roman fortress. The castle is unusual in that it has two mottes. It is one of only two such castles in the country, the other being at Lewes in East Sussex. Lincoln Castle remained in use as a prison and court into modern times and is one of the better preserved castles in England; the Crown Courts continue to this day. It is open to the public most days of the week and possible to walk around the walls from which there are views of the castle complex, cathedral, the city, and surrounding countryside. The castle is now owned by Lincolnshire County Council and is a scheduled monument.

Robert Smirke (architect)

Robert Smirke (architect)

Sir Robert Smirke was an English architect, one of the leaders of Greek Revival architecture, though he also used other architectural styles. As architect to the Board of Works, he designed several major public buildings, including the main block and façade of the British Museum. He was a pioneer of the use of concrete foundations.

Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. It originated in the Île-de-France and Picardy regions of northern France. The style at the time was sometimes known as opus Francigenum ; the term Gothic was first applied contemptuously during the later Renaissance, by those ambitious to revive the architecture of classical antiquity.

Octagon

Octagon

In geometry, an octagon is an eight-sided polygon or 8-gon.

Turret (architecture)

Turret (architecture)

In architecture, a turret is a small tower that projects vertically from the wall of a building such as a medieval castle. Turrets were used to provide a projecting defensive position allowing covering fire to the adjacent wall in the days of military fortification. As their military use faded, turrets were used for decorative purposes, as in the Scottish baronial style.

William Frederick Horry

William Frederick Horry

William Frederick Horry, also known as Fred Horry, was the first person to be hanged by Victorian hangman William Marwood, and the first to fall using the long drop method. He was hanged at Lincoln Castle, Lincoln, England on 1 April 1872, aged 28, for the murder of his wife, Jane Horry.

William Marwood

William Marwood

William Marwood was a hangman for the British government. He developed the technique of hanging known as the "long drop".

Local Government Act 1888

Local Government Act 1888

The Local Government Act 1888 was an Act of Parliament which established county councils and county borough councils in England and Wales. It came into effect on 1 April 1889, except for the County of London, which came into existence on 21 March at the request of the London County Council.

Lindsey County Council

Lindsey County Council

Lindsey County Council was the county council of Lindsey, one of the three Parts of Lincolnshire in eastern England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1889 and was abolished on 1 April 1974. The county council was initially based at the County Hall, Lincoln Castle and then, from 1932, based at the County Offices in Lincoln. It was amalgamated with Holland County Council and Kesteven County Council to form the new Lincolnshire County Council in 1974.

County Offices, Lincoln

County Offices, Lincoln

The County Offices is a municipal building in Newland, Lincoln in the county of Lincolnshire in England. It is the headquarters of Lincolnshire County Council.

Assizes

Assizes

The courts of assize, or assizes, were periodic courts held around England and Wales until 1972, when together with the quarter sessions they were abolished by the Courts Act 1971 and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court. The assizes exercised both civil and criminal jurisdiction, though most of their work was on the criminal side. The assizes heard the most serious cases, most notably those subject to capital punishment or later life imprisonment. Other serious cases were dealt with by the quarter sessions, while the more minor offences were dealt with summarily by justices of the peace in petty sessions.

Source: "Lincoln Crown Court", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, April 24th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Crown_Court.

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References
  1. ^ a b c d e Historic England. "Assize Courts, Lincoln (1388488)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  2. ^ "History". Lincoln Castle. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Lincoln Castle County Hall". Lincoln City Council. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ Antram, N.; Pevsner, N.; Harris, J. (1989). The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire. Penguin Books; reissued by Yale University Press. p. 506. ISBN 0300096208.
  5. ^ a b Allen, Thomas (1833). "The history of the county of Lincoln". p. 200.
  6. ^ "William Frederick Horry – History in the making". Capitalpunishmentuk.org. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Local Government Act 1888". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. ^ Wheatley, Pearl. "Newland House" (PDF). Lincolnshire Past and Present Issue 92 Summer 2013. Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. p. 13. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  9. ^ "New Lincoln court building plans shelved". BBC. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Crown Court won't move from castle". The Lincolnite. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Lincoln Castle: Taking liberties". Building. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Lincoln Crown Court move plans submitted". BBC. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Plans to move Lincoln Crown Court into Magistrates Court". The Lincolnite. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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