Crumlin Road Courthouse
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Crumlin Road Courthouse
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 26 May 2017
The Crumlin Road Courthouse was designed by the architect Charles Lanyon and completed in 1850. The courthouse was completed at a cost of £16,500. The building is in the Neo-Palladian classical style. It is situated across the road from the Crumlin Road Jail and the two are linked by an underground passageway. The courthouse closed in June 1998. Various development plans failed to get off the ground and the building has been damaged in a number of fires. It has now been derelict for 15 years and this once-magnificent Grade B listed building is in a currently in serious state of disrepair. In 2017, it was purchased by a Liverpool based developer who announced plans to restore it for use as a hotel (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-39265603 BBC News Northern Ireland).
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Image Location
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54.608223
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-5.942367