The Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court, in London was opened in 1907. It was built close to the site of which other famous building?
Old Bailey have been heard for centuries, there are many references to the Old Bailey. Old Bailey The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales (commonly called the Old Bailey, after the street on which it stands) is a court in London and one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court. Part of the present building stands on the site of the medieval Newgate gaol, on a road named Old Bailey that follows the line of the City of London's fortified wall (or "bailey"), which runs from Ludgate Hill to the junction of Newgate Street and Holborn Viaduct. The Old
Old Bailey 100,000 criminal trials were carried out at the Old Bailey between 1674 and 1834. In 1834, it was renamed as the Central Criminal Court and its jurisdiction extended beyond that of London and Middlesex to the whole of the English jurisdiction for trials of major cases. Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service manages the courts and administers the trials but the building itself is owned by the City of London Corporation, which finances the building, the running of it, the staff and the maintenance out of their own resources. The court was originally intended as the site where only criminals