Manor Court House, West Derby

The present building is the result of a rebuilding in 1662 of the courthouse previously rebuilt in 1586 by Queen Elizabeth I.

It is constructed of sandstone as a single storey building with a stone tiled roof, and has one window and a studded door.

The Steward was traditionally a member of the Molyneux family of nearby Croxteth Hall.

The court dealt with minor offences such as drunkenness, vagrancy or failing to control animals and could only issue fines; failure to pay the fine could lead to time in the adjacent stocks, now relocated across the road.

[1] It is jointly maintained by Liverpool City Council and the West Derby Society and open to the public on Sunday afternoons between April and October.