You stride into: The Galleries of Justice: Presiding Ghost, George Dickenson |
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Of course, we do not have a criminal in hand, nor are we even sure that there has been a crime. But we cannot fully investigate the possibibilities unless we visit the Galleries of Justice. In the facade outside the building, you can still see the grooves cut into the stonework to hold the scaffold on which three Reform Bill rioters were hanged in 1832. Inside, the panelled halls and silent cells testify to the harsh justice meted out to, say, George Dickenson, aged 22, who was transported for life for stealing a wallet worth sixpence. From the Magna Carta to the newspaper records of Edwardian crime-stoppers, the buried texts beckon. But the murder of the Book? Perhaps another clue is here.
About the Galleries Galleries of Justice, Shire Hall, High Pavement Over three centuries of Crime and Punishment are documented
at the Galleries of Justice. Nottingham has a history of trials,
executions, and infamous criminals. If you visit the real life site, you can experience a real trial in the authentic Victorian courtroom before being sentenced and 'sent down' to the original cells and
medieval caves. From the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting, UK, LawReports Site: The Galleries of Justice sits high on a cliff on one of the oldest thoroughfares in Nottingham. It was here that the old Anglo-Saxon settlement of Snottingham (literally, the place of Snott, the local chieftain) grew up in the 7th and 8th centuries. Following the Norman invasion, the power base shifted to Nottingham Castle, a short distance across town. Nevertheless, the Shire Hall complex remained an important legal and political stronghold, with Assize Courts and Quarter Sessions held here since at least 1375. |
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Ah,
we are here at the Galleries of Justice.
