Civil Justice Centre, Manchester

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courthouse landmark office building

The Civil Justice Centre in Manchester is a prominent modern courthouse and architectural landmark that houses various civil and family law courts for the city and surrounding region.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Manchester Civil Justice Centre	4
Civil Justice Centre, Manchester canonical	1
Manchester Civil Justice Centre (nearby access)	1
Manchester District Registry of the High Court	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T795372 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Civil Justice Centre, Manchester
Context triple: [Left Bank (Manchester), hasLandmark, Civil Justice Centre, Manchester]

A. The Corn Exchange, Manchester
The Corn Exchange in Manchester is a historic Victorian trading hall that has been redeveloped into a modern dining and leisure destination in the heart of the city.
B. Midland Hotel, Manchester
The Midland Hotel in Manchester is a historic, grand Edwardian hotel renowned for its distinctive architecture and central location in the city.
C. Greater Manchester Arts Centre Ltd
Greater Manchester Arts Centre Ltd is the cultural organization that manages arts venues and programs in Greater Manchester, including the former Cornerhouse arts centre.
D. Trafford Centre
The Trafford Centre is a large indoor shopping and leisure complex in Greater Manchester, England, known for its extensive range of retail stores, restaurants, and entertainment facilities.
E. Birmingham City Hall
Birmingham City Hall is the main municipal building in Birmingham, England, serving as the central venue for the city’s governmental and civic functions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Civil Justice Centre, Manchester
Target entity description: The Civil Justice Centre in Manchester is a prominent modern courthouse and architectural landmark that houses various civil and family law courts for the city and surrounding region.

A. The Corn Exchange, Manchester
The Corn Exchange in Manchester is a historic Victorian trading hall that has been redeveloped into a modern dining and leisure destination in the heart of the city.
B. Midland Hotel, Manchester
The Midland Hotel in Manchester is a historic, grand Edwardian hotel renowned for its distinctive architecture and central location in the city.
C. Greater Manchester Arts Centre Ltd
Greater Manchester Arts Centre Ltd is the cultural organization that manages arts venues and programs in Greater Manchester, including the former Cornerhouse arts centre.
D. Trafford Centre
The Trafford Centre is a large indoor shopping and leisure complex in Greater Manchester, England, known for its extensive range of retail stores, restaurants, and entertainment facilities.
E. Birmingham City Hall
Birmingham City Hall is the main municipal building in Birmingham, England, serving as the central venue for the city’s governmental and civic functions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	courthouse ⓘ landmark ⓘ office building ⓘ
architect	Denton Corker Marshall ⓘ
awarded	Civic Trust Award ⓘ RIBA Award ⓘ linked to: RIBA Awards
client	Her Majesty's Courts Service ⓘ linked to: Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service
completionDate	2007 ⓘ
contains	conference rooms ⓘ courtrooms ⓘ hearing rooms ⓘ mediation facilities ⓘ offices ⓘ public concourse ⓘ
coordinates	53.480°N 2.252°W ⓘ
cost	approximately £113 million ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
floorArea	approximately 34,000 square metres ⓘ
function	administrative offices ⓘ civil courts ⓘ family courts ⓘ
hasFeature	cantilevered "fingers" on the west façade ⓘ energy-efficient façade ⓘ large glazed atrium ⓘ natural ventilation system ⓘ
height	approximately 80 metres ⓘ
housesCourt	Manchester County Court ⓘ Manchester District Registry of the High Court ⓘ linked to: Civil Justice Centre, Manchester family courts for Manchester region ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Manchester ⓘ Spinningfields ⓘ
managedBy	HM Courts and Tribunals Service ⓘ linked to: Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service
material	concrete ⓘ glass ⓘ steel ⓘ
nominatedFor	Stirling Prize ⓘ
numberOfStoreys	15 ⓘ
officialName	Manchester Civil Justice Centre ⓘ linked to: Civil Justice Centre, Manchester
openingDate	2007 ⓘ
owner	Ministry of Justice (UK) ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Justice
partOf	Spinningfields development ⓘ linked to: Spinningfields
serves	Greater Manchester ⓘ Manchester ⓘ
startDateOfConstruction	2003 ⓘ
structuralEngineer	Arup ⓘ linked to: Ove Arup & Partners
style	contemporary architecture ⓘ high-tech architecture ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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

Left Bank (Manchester) → hasLandmark → Civil Justice Centre, Manchester ⓘ

subject linked to: Left Bank

High Court of Justice of England and Wales → hasCircuitCentre → Manchester Civil Justice Centre ⓘ