The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, commonly referred to as the Old Bailey after the street on which it stands, is a criminal court building in central London, one of several that house the Crown Court of England and Wales.

Feb 7, 2025 · Old Bailey, the byname of the Central Criminal Court in London, is perhaps the best known of several buildings housing the Crown Court, which handles the most serious criminal offenses in England and Wales.

The Old Bailey. Known as the Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, is one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court. Behind its dignified façade the...

The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913. A fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,752 trials held at London's central criminal court, and 475 Ordinary’s Accounts of the lives of executed convicts.

The Crown Court that sits at the Old Bailey deals with major criminal cases arising within Greater London and, in some exceptional cases, from other regions of England and Wales. Trials at the Old Bailey, are accessible by the public, but are subject to stringent security checks.

Feb 17, 2025 · The Old Bailey—that part of the street opposite to Newgate—became the scene of public executions in 1783, on the 9th of December in which year the first culprit suffered here the extreme penalty of the law. Before that time the public executions ordinarily took place at Tyburn.

Known as the Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, is one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court. Built on the site of the old Newgate prison, the current building was opened in 1907 by Edward VII and it’s still a working court today.

Nov 23, 2010 · HISTORY OF THE OLD BAILEY (up to 1973 ) Taken from a handout dated 1973. The place where the Central Criminal Court now stands is the site of the principal west gate of the Roman City of London. Part of the adjoining Roman City wall can still be seen in the basement of the new east wing.

The Old Bailey is England's most important crown court. The court can try crimes from any part of the country. It was originally established as a Session House in 1539 but was rebuilt in 1774.

This church stands opposite the Old Bailey and the site of the Newgate debtors' prison, hence the line "when will you pay me?". Before Newgate got its own bell, the bell of St Sepulchre was wrung to announce imminent executions.