Until the late 1980s, the main venue for criminal court hearings in Coventry was the aging County Hall in Cuckoo Street.

[2] The site selected by the Lord Chancellor's Department had been occupied by the former works of the Standard Motor Company.

The central section of three bays was formed by three full height glass openings, approached by a long slope and intended to give access to a large atrium.

[7] A sculpture entitled "Basilica", which was designed by Paul de Monchaux and made in Purbeck and Portland limestone, and Frankland Grey Granite, and was placed outside the complex in 1991.

[11] They have also included the trial and conviction of Laura Heath, in April 2022, for the manslaughter of her asthmatic son, Hakeem Hussein.