Bristol Crown Court
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The Crown Court at Bristol is a Crown Court
venue in Bristol
, England
. It is located at the Law Courts in Small Street.
The building which was known as the Bristol Guildhall was built in the 1840s by Richard Shackleton Pope
. The assize courts were attached to the rear of the Guildhall between 1867-70, by TS Pope and J Bindon. It is a Grade II* listed building.
An example of a case heard at this court was the animal rights
activist Barry Horne
, who was convicted of six charges of arson
and attempted arson at Bristol Crown Court in December 1997.
Crown Court
The Crown Court of England and Wales is, together with the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal, one of the constituent parts of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
venue in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located at the Law Courts in Small Street.
The building which was known as the Bristol Guildhall was built in the 1840s by Richard Shackleton Pope
Richard Shackleton Pope
Richard Shackleton Pope was a British architect working mainly in Bristol. His father was a clerk of works for Sir Robert Smirke, and Pope succeeded him, also working for C.R. Cockerell...
. The assize courts were attached to the rear of the Guildhall between 1867-70, by TS Pope and J Bindon. It is a Grade II* listed building.
An example of a case heard at this court was the animal rights
Animal rights
Animal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings...
activist Barry Horne
Barry Horne
Barry Horne was an English animal rights activist. He became known around the world in December 1998, when he engaged in a 68-day hunger strike in an effort to persuade the British government to hold a public inquiry into animal testing, something the Labour Party had said it would do before it...
, who was convicted of six charges of arson
Arson
Arson is the crime of intentionally or maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and natural wildfires...
and attempted arson at Bristol Crown Court in December 1997.