The Central Criminal Courts, better known as the Old Bailey, was designed by Edward William Mountford and opened in 1907. Architecturally, the building is a masterpiece of the Edwardian Baroque, a grandiloquent style approximating to the reign of Edward VII but actually emerging before the end of the 19th century. We will see the magnificent Great Hall, the splendid but intimidating Court No.1 and the subterranean cells below.
Our guides, Richard Gray and Robert Woolf, will provide information on the judiciary system and how the Old Bailey operates, as well as on the architecture and decoration.
Meeting place: small paved area in front of the Old Bailey, London EC4M 7EH