Truro Combined Court Centre (geograph 4926409)

Truro Crown Court is a judicial complex in

Truro Truro (; kw, Truru) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its ...

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, England. It is a

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building.

History

The courthouse was commissioned to replace the old Shire Hall in

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. The site selected had previously been occupied by a former medieval castle and, later, that of a cattle market. Construction began in February 1986; it cost £3.7 million to build and was completed in September 1988. The courthouse was designed by Eldred Evans and David Shalev and won the RIBA Building of the Year (a forerunner of the

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) in 1988.

Facilities

The Court has disabled access and toilet facilities, interview rooms,

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and Prison Video Link capabilities, baby changing facilities and an on site cafe. It does not have on site parking.

References

External links

* Grade II* listed buildings in Cornwall Crown Court buildings Truro {{UK-listed-building-stub