York Crown Court

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York Crown Court
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York Crown Court
Location York Castle, York
Coordinates 53°57′18″N1°04′46″W / 53.9550°N 1.0795°W / 53.9550; -1.0795 Coordinates: 53°57′18″N1°04′46″W / 53.9550°N 1.0795°W / 53.9550; -1.0795
Built1777
Architect John Carr
Architectural style(s) Neoclassical style
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameCrown Court and railings attached to front, Castle Precinct
Designated14 June 1954
Reference no.1259328
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Location of York Crown Court in North Yorkshire

York Crown Court is a Crown Court venue which deals with criminal cases at York Castle in York, England. It is a Grade I listed building. [1]

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History

Originally the assizes for the City of York were held in York Guildhall. [2] However, judicial matters moved to York Castle when a Grand Jury House was built there in 1668 and supplemented by a Sessions House of 1675. However, by the mid 18th century, the Grand Jury House had become dilapidated and it was decided to demolish it and to erect a new building on the same site. [3]

The new building was commissioned to serve as the assizes courts for the City of York. It was designed by John Carr in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in 1777. [1] [4] [5] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of thirteen bays, with single-storey end bays which were slightly recessed: it faced onto the castle courtyard, which was grassed over at that time to form a circle, which became known as the "Eye of the Ridings". [6] The central section featured a tetrastyle portico in antis formed by full-height Ionic order columns supporting an entablature and a modillioned pediment. The wings of four bays each were fenestrated by round headed sash windows on the ground floor and by small square windows on the first floor. The outer bays of the wings also featured full-height Ionic order columns in antis supporting an entablature. Internally, the building was laid out to accommodate two large courtrooms, one to the left and one to the right. [1]

Notable cases in the 19th century included the trial and conviction, in November 1882, of Mary Fitzpatrick for the murder of a glass blower, James Richardson. [7] Following the implementation of the Courts Act 1971, the former assizes courthouse was re-designated York Crown Court, [8] and an extensive programme of refurbishment was completed in 1991. [9]

In 2010, the court was the venue for the trial and conviction of the footballers, Craig Nelthorpe and Michael Rankine for affray following a disturbance in the city centre. [10] A climactic scene for the television series Death Comes to Pemberley was filmed on a purpose-built scaffold outside the building in 2013. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Crown Court and railings attached to front, Castle Precinct (Grade I) (1259328)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Pichot, Amédée (1825). Historical and Literary Tour of a Foreigner in England and Scotland. Vol. 2. Saunders & Otley. p. 247.
  3. ↑ "Castle Piccadilly Conservation Area Appraisal". City of York Council. 23 March 2006. p. 8. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Strevens, Summer (2013). Murder and Crime York. History Press. ISBN   978-0752494364.
  5. ↑ "York court to close for four weeks". York News. 25 July 2003. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Butler, Lawrence (1997). Clifford's Tower and the Castles of York. London: English Heritage. p. 23. ISBN   978-1850746737.
  7. ↑ "Yorkshire Assizes". York Herald. 4 November 1882. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Courts Act 1971 (Commencement) Order 1971 (SI 1971/1151)
  9. ↑ "Assize Court". Heritage Gateway. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "York City players sentenced for city affray". BBC News. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Dramatic gallows scene from Death Comes To Pemberley filmed in the Eye of York". York Press. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

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