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Southampton Courts of Justice

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Notable cases include the trial and acquittal, in January 1992, of the former football coach, Bob Higgins, on sex abuse charges. Nearly 30 years later, in June 2019, Higgins was sentenced to 24 years and three months in prison at
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when it opened in November 1933. However, as the number of court cases in Southampton grew, it became necessary to commission a more modern courthouse for criminal matters: the site selected by the
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split by brick columns supporting the first floor structure. A short flight of steps led up to the entrance, which was in the right-hand section, and a
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was mounted on the wall to the right of the steps. Internally, the building was laid out to accommodate ten courtrooms.
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out over the pavement. The main frontage was fenestrated on the first floor by pairs of
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section, to the right hand section of five bays, which was projected forward and
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The Democratic Courthouse: A Modern History of Design, Due Process and Dignity
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Until the early 1930s, criminal court hearings in Southampton, known as the
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Construction of the new building started in May 1984. It was designed by
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in the High Street. Such cases were then transferred to the west wing of
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on London Road had been occupied by the headquarters of the
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venue, which deals with civil cases, in London Road,
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venue, which deals with criminal cases, as well as a
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Southampton
50°54′50″N 1°24′11″W / 50.9138°N 1.4030°W / 50.9138; -1.4030
Broadway Malyan
Modernist style
Southampton Courts of Justice is located in Hampshire
Crown Court
County Court
Southampton
assizes
Bargate
Southampton Civic Centre
Lord Chancellor's Department
Ordnance Survey
Southampton Blitz
Second World War
Broadway Malyan
Modernist style
Lord Chief Justice
Lord Lane
canted
cantilevered
casement windows
Royal coat of arms
Bournemouth Crown Court
United Kingdom football sexual abuse scandal
"The last court cases heard in the Bargate in Southampton"
OCLC
655570724
The Story of Southampton

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