My account
Search
Law courts
Bridge of Sighs, Rio di Palazzo, Venice
RIBA13605
NOTES: The bridge name was given by Lord Byron in the 19th century.
An examination at Bow Street office and court house, Covent Garden, London
RIBA15431
SOURCE: R. Ackermann. The Microcosm of London (London, 1835), vol. I, pl. 11 NOTES: Thomas de Veil, the first Bow Street magistrate, established his office and court at his house at 4 Bow Street in 1740. The house was built by James Browne in 1703-04.
Court of Chancery, Lincoln's Inn Hall, London
RIBA15441
SOURCE: R. Ackermann. The Microcosm of London (London, 1835), vol. I, pl. 22
Court of Common Pleas, Westminster Hall, Palace of Westminster, London
RIBA15442
SOURCE: R. Ackermann. The Microcosm of London (London, 1835), vol. I, pl. 23 NOTES: This ancient hall housed the Law Courts from the 13th century until 1882. This court was situated in the middle of the hall.
Court of King's Bench, Westminster Hall, Palace of Westminster, London: the chief justice sitting at Nisi Prius and the counsel examining a witness
RIBA15443
SOURCE: R. Ackermann. The Microcosm of London (London, 1835), vol. I, pl. 24 NOTES: This ancient hall housed the Law Courts from the 13th century until 1882. This court was situated in the south-east corner of the hall, opposite the Court of Chancery.
Court of Exchequer, Westminster Hall, Palace of Westminster, London: a trial before the chief baron
RIBA15444
SOURCE: R. Ackermann. The Microcosm of London (London, 1835), vol. I, pl. 25 NOTES: This ancient hall housed the Law Courts from the 13th century until 1882. The Exchequer Court, so named from a chequered cloth which covered the table where the judges sat, was situated in the north-west corner of the hall.