It is a Grade II listed building designed by John Grey Weightman built between 1857 and 1859.

[1] Until the 1970s buildings in Great Crosshall Street were used for juvenile court hearings until a new purpose-built complex was opened accessible from Hatton Garden.

There were also courtrooms in Victoria Street which were mostly used for hearing road traffic cases.

In 2007 it was announced that the Dale Street building will close to be replaced by a new purpose-built set of courts.

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