ST GEORGE'S HALL COURT AND CELLS
All photographs are from 2010
No wonder we need courts, somebody pinched the Policeman
Handcuffs and truncheons
The Cells with their many comforts
Punishment Cell
The Whipping chair
Writing and close up of the Whipping chair. Far too cruel in my opinion
Cell doorway and closed door
Looking towards a cell block. Spot the Lamb Banana guard
Bars at the stairs and an old toilet
Cell block
Two stories of children who faced trial here. Its sad sad to think of what they must have gone through
Captain Rogers trial and a poster showing the many offences that were heard here
The gate leading to the holding cell and courtroom
The steps up to the holding cell
The holding cell. Where offenders waited before moving up to the courtroom. Many a condemned prisoner has waited their fate here
writing on the holding cell wall. Icluding one from Mary Lecy of Hornby Street dated 1871. 7 years must have been her sentence
The one window in the holding cell and below information on its grim past
The stairs leading up to the courtroom. Imagine the fear people felt as they climbed these
Stairs to the Courtroom
The Bench and court crest
Looking over the Dock to the Bench
Gallery
Witness Stand
The court had its first session in 1851, and its last was not until 1984
Pews behind the Dock
The Dock. The accused would have stood here to await their fate. Many have stood here and heard the sentence of death passed upon them
Pews
Desk
The Judge's view
The Judge's chamber
Looking to the courtroom with the Judge's chair
Judge's Washroom and toilet
Stairwells
Grand Jury Room
Ceilings and roof windows
Dr Boswell Reid's unique heating and ventilation system. St George's Hall was the first public building in the UK to have Air heating
Vents for allowing the heat to rise into rooms and two of the boilers
