Central Criminal Court

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The Central Criminal Court, commonly known as the Old Bailey, is a major criminal court in London that handles serious criminal cases for England and Wales.

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Central Criminal Court canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crown Court centre ⓘ
court building ⓘ
criminal court ⓘ
architect Edward William Mountford ⓘ
architecturalStyle Edwardian Baroque ⓘ
linked to: Baroque Revival
buildingType courthouse ⓘ
category Courts in London ⓘ
Crown Court buildings ⓘ
Grade II* listed courthouses ⓘ
city London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
commonName Old Bailey ⓘ
constructionStart 1902 ⓘ
coordinates 51.515°N 0.101°W ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
governingBody His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service ⓘ
handles criminal trials on indictment ⓘ
serious criminal cases ⓘ
hasCellBlock cells for defendants in custody ⓘ
hasFeature dome with gilded statue of Lady Justice ⓘ
hasLibrary law library ⓘ
hasMotto Defend the Children of the Poor & Punish the Wrongdoer ⓘ
hasNumberOfCourtrooms 18 ⓘ
hasSecurity high-level court security measures ⓘ
hears murder cases ⓘ
other major criminal cases ⓘ
serious fraud cases ⓘ
terrorism cases ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1907 ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
listedStatus Grade II* listed building ⓘ
locatedIn City of London ⓘ
locatedOn Old Bailey (street) ⓘ
near St Paul's Cathedral ⓘ
notableFor high-profile criminal trials ⓘ
historic criminal jurisprudence ⓘ
officialName Central Criminal Court of England and Wales ⓘ
openedBy King Edward VII ⓘ
linked to: Edward VII
ownedBy City of London Corporation ⓘ
partOf Crown Court of England and Wales ⓘ
precededBy Old Bailey Sessions House ⓘ
linked to: Old Bailey
replaced earlier Sessions House on the same site ⓘ
serves Greater London ⓘ
cases from across England and Wales in serious matters ⓘ
statue Lady Justice ⓘ
transport near City Thameslink railway station ⓘ
near St Paul's Underground station ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crown Court of England and Wales → hasSeat → Central Criminal Court ⓘ
Oscar Wilde libel trial → court → Central Criminal Court ⓘ
Recorder of London → jurisdiction → Central Criminal Court ⓘ
Old Bailey → officialName → Central Criminal Court ⓘ
Sheriff of the City of London → residence → Central Criminal Court ⓘ
Newgate Street → near → Central Criminal Court ⓘ
Common Serjeant of London → seat → Central Criminal Court ⓘ
Farringdon Within → contains → Central Criminal Court ⓘ