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History of The Old Bailey Courthouse

The Old Bailey (London's Central Criminal Court) was the most well known courthouse in the world. It is venerated as the oldest courthouse of London. Get all information about the Old Bailey courthouse at onlinebailey.org.uk. Here, we offer you comprehensive details about this old courthouse.

Socio-political and economic history of The Old Bailey Courthouse

The building of The Old Bailey Courthouse was badly destroyed by bombs during the war. Later, it was reconstructed. The authorities of the courthouse allow visitors to London to attend a trial session and observer a real-world court case. The statue on the dome of the Old Bailey portraying women holding a sword (that represents the power to punish) and a balance (that represents equity) is the symbolic representation of Justice.

Get all the information here about the Justice Hall, the trials and proceedings, and the socio-political and economic history, the lives and deaths of the convicts of the contemporary era pertaining to the courthouse. For those to whom it is of interest, we also have a complete publishing history of the proceedings dating back to 1674 as well as information about this project on proceedings here.