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. The Old Bailey
became known as the Central Criminal Court. The building was demolished
in 1902 and today the Old Bailey stands on the site of Newgate
Prison.
Rudolf
Ackermann, Old Bailey, from Microcosm of London (1808)
(1)
William Pyne, The
Microcosm of London (1808)
A
court is held at the Old Bailey eight times a year for the trial of
prisoners for crimes committed within the city of London and the county
of Middlesex. The crimes tried in this court are high and petty treason,
murder, felony, forgery, petty larceny, burglary, etc. The print represents
the court employed in the examination of a witness.
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