Nottingham Crown Court
| Nottingham Crown Court | |
|---|---|
 Nottingham Crown and County Courts front on Canal Street as seen from the top of the former Broadmarsh shopping centre  Rear view from the Nottingham Canal Nottingham Crown Court | |
| Location | Canal Street, Nottingham |
| Coordinates | 52°56′54″N 1°08′48″W / 52.9483°N 1.1466°W |
| Built | 1981 |
| Architect | Property Services Agency |
| Architectural style(s) | Modern style |
  Shown in Nottinghamshire | |
Nottingham Crown Court, or more formally the High Court of Justice and Crown Court, Nottingham is a Crown Court and meeting place of the High Court of Justice on Canal Street in Nottingham, England. The building also accommodates the County Court and the Family Court.
History
[edit]Until the early 1980s, the Crown Court sat in the Shire Hall on High Pavement.[1] However, as the number of court cases in Nottingham grew, it became necessary to commission a more substantial courthouse for criminal matters. The site selected by the Lord Chancellor's Department on Canal Street was occupied by a row of shops (including a baker's shop owned by the amateur astronomer, Thomas Bush)[2] and an old canal-side factory.[3]
The new building was designed by architects, P. Harvard, K. Bates and J. Mansell, on behalf of the Property Services Agency and faced with buff stone.[4] The building was opened in two phases: the first phase, which cost £2.2 million,[5] opened in 1980[6] and the second phase, which cost £6.2 million,[5] opened in 1988.[7] The design involved a glass atrium which projected forward, connecting two wings which were faced with extensive expanses of stone. Internally, the building was equipped with nine courtrooms.[8]
High-profile cases
[edit]- February 1984 – Conviction of Norman Smith for the murder of Susan Renhard[9]
- May 1993 – Conviction of nurse Beverley Allitt for the murder and attempted murder of 13 children at Grantham and Kesteven Hospital[10]
- July 2004 – Conviction of Alan Pennell, 16, for the murder of Luke Walmsley, 14[11]
- May 2005 – Conviction of Peter Williams for the murder of jeweller Marian Bates[12]
- October 2005 – Conviction of Mark Kelly and Junior Andrews for the murder of schoolgirl Danielle Beccan[13]
- December 2009 – Conviction of Susan Bacon, Michael Bacon and Peter Jacques for the murder of gamekeeper Nigel Bacon[14]
- January 2010 – Conviction of Stewart Hutchinson, jailed for life for the murder of Colette Aram[15]
- January 2011 – Collapse of the trial of climate protestors charged with conspiring to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station[16]
- April 2013 – Conviction of Mick Philpott and others for the manslaughter of six of his children in a house fire in Derby[17]
- June 2014 – Conviction of Susan Edwards and husband Christopher Edwards for the murders of her parents in 1998, both sentenced to 25 years[18]
- July 2012 and July 2015 – Conviction of Charlotte Collinge in 2012 for the murder of husband Clifford Collinge, sentenced to 23 years with two accomplices both sentenced to 18 years.[19] Following a 2015 re-trial, Charlotte Collinge was cleared and accomplices found guilty with sentences re-imposed[20]
- January 2024 – Valdo Calocane, the perpetrator of 2023 Nottingham attacks, sentenced to be detained at Ashworth Hospital for the rest of his life after he killed three victims.[21]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Armitage, Jill (2015). Nottingham A History. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445635194.
- ^ Pearson, Richard (1 April 2014). Astronomer Thomas William Bush: The Baker of Nottingham. p. 9.
- ^ Woodward, Graham. "The Nottingham Canal in Pictures" (PDF). p. 17. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Harwood, Elain (2008). Nottingham. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12666-2.
- ^ a b "Capital Building Programme". Hansard. 26 January 1996. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Mulcahy, Linda; Rowden, Emma (2019). The Democratic Courthouse: A Modern History of Design, Due Process and Dignity. Taylor and Francis. ISBN 978-0429558689.
- ^ Beckett, J. V.; Brand, Ken (1997). Nottingham: An Illustrated History. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0719051753.
- ^ "Nottingham Crown Court". The Law Pages. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ ITN Digital News Archive
- ^ "Allitt given life for murdering Ward 4 children: Judge tells former". The Independent. 29 May 1993. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Pupil who murdered Luke gets life term". The Scotsman. 27 July 2004. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Life sentence for jeweller killer". BBC. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Two convicted of Danielle murder". BBC. 12 October 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Wife and son jailed for killing". BBC. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Man sentenced to life for 1983 murder of Colette Aram". BBC News. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ "Trial of six eco-activists collapses as undercover policeman 'goes native'". Evening Standard. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Philpott trial day 2: Court hears how police bugged Philpotts' hotel room after fire". This is Derbyshire. 12 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013.
- ^ Mansfield couple jailed for life for murdering parents itv.com, 20 June 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2021
- ^ Clifford Collinge murder: Wife jailed for 23 years BBC News, 31 July 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2021
- ^ Clifford Collinge widow Charlotte cleared after murder retrial BBC News, 3 July 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2021
- ^ "'Justice not served,' says Nottingham victim's mother as Valdo Calocane sentenced". The Guardian. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Court details from HM Courts & Tribunals Service
- See Nottingham Crown Court on Google Street View