Winchester Combined Court Centre
Winchester Combined Court Centre [1] is a law court in Winchester, Hampshire, England built in the mid 1970s, and was formally opened by the then Lord Chancellor, Lord Hailsham.[2][3] It is operated by HM Courts & Tribunals Service and houses the Winchester Crown Court, a First Tier Crown Court at which High Court Judges preside in both criminal and civil trials. Among the most high-profile cases to be heard there are that of Rose West murder trial in 1995,[4] and the 6 members of the Provisional IRA, who were convicted in 1973 (technically before the Centre was formally opened) amongst heavy security in the adjacent Great Hall of causing 2 bomb explosions injuring 216 people in central London that March.[5]History was made in February 2017 when the Lord Chief Justice presided at a sitting of the Court of Appeal at Winchester.[6]
The Centre also houses the Winchester County Court and the Winchester District Registry of the High Court.
Inquests usually take place in the adjacent Great Hall Former Grand Jury Chamber.
The Centre up-until the mid 1990s also contained Magistrates' Courts, and these temporally returned in 2011 whilst the court buildings in Basingstoke were undergoing a refurbishment.[7]
Coordinates: 51°03′45″N 1°19′09″W / 51.062512°N 1.319077°W
References
- ↑ "Court information". HM Courts & Tribunals Service. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ Inscription in the main entrance hall of the Centre.
- ↑ "Crane lined up for court refurbishment". Hampshire Chronicle. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ Masters, Brian (9 September 2011). "Fred West's final crime". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ Borrell Clive; Christopher Walker (Nov 15, 1973). "Hostage threat as IRA eight are convicted in London bombs trial" (JPEG). The Times. p. 1. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ Hampshire Chronicle article 26th January 2017.
- ↑ Napier, Andrew (2 October 2011). "Magistrates court reopens in Winchester". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 12 December 2012.