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The Bristol Crown Court is a
Crown Court The Crown Court is the court of first instance of England and Wales responsible for hearing all indictable offences, some either way offences and appeals lied to it by the magistrates' courts. It is one of three Senior Courts of England and W ...
venue in
Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, city, Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Glouces ...
, England. It is located at the Law Courts in Small Street. Until 1993 the Crown Court met in the
Guildhall A guildhall, also known as a "guild hall" or "guild house", is a historical building originally used for tax collecting by municipalities or merchants in Great Britain and the Low Countries. These buildings commonly become town halls and in some ...
, on the opposite side of the road. The new Crown Court, which has ten courtrooms, was created by converting the old Post office between 1989 and December 1993.


Archives

Records of the Bristol Courts of Assizes and the Quarter Sessions, which preceded the Crown Court, are held at
Bristol Archives Bristol Archives (formerly Bristol Record Office) was established in 1924. It was the first borough record office in the United Kingdom, since at that time there was only one other local authority record office (Bedfordshire) in existence. It ...
(Ref. JQS)
online catalogue
. Bristol Crown Court records from 1972 onwards are held at the
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Court information
Crown Court buildings Grade II* listed buildings in Bristol Court buildings in England {{England-law-stub