County Hall, Coventry
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County Hall on Cuckoo Lane is now a bar
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| General information | |
| Location | Cathedral Quarter, Coventry |
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| Opened | 1783 |
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| Floor count | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Samuel Eglinton |
County Hall is a historic former courthouse (Grade II* listed)[1] in Coventry's Cathedral Quarter. It was designed by architect Samuel Eglinton and opened in 1783.[2] Land adjacent to the building was used as a gaol; the Prison Governor's House is still attached to the building.[3] It is thought that the building may have been a second guildhall in Coventry, in addition to St Mary's Guildhall.[4]
History
The Hall was opened in 1783[2] when it was used as a county court. Its most notable case was in 1849 which resulted in the hanging of Mary Ball (who had been found guilty of poisoning her husband) outside the court - the last person to be hanged there,[5] which had over 20,000 spectators.[6]
The courts moved to their current site on Much Park Street in 1988 and the building lay empty until it was bought for use as a bar in 2000. The interior was redesigned although aspects of the courthouse such as the judge's chair and public gallery were left untouched.
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