Hove Trial Centre

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Hove Trial Centre
Hove Trial Centre
LocationLansdowne Road, Hove
Coordinates50°49′43″N 0°09′42″W / 50.8286°N 0.1617°W / 50.8286; -0.1617
Built1972
ArchitectFitzroy Robinson & Partners
Architectural style(s)Modernist style
Hove Trial Centre is located in East Sussex
Hove Trial Centre
Shown in East Sussex

Hove Trial Centre is a Crown Court venue, which deals with criminal cases, as well as a magistrates' court in Lansdowne Road, Hove, England.

History

For much of the 20th century, criminal court hearings in Hove took place in the old Town Hall. Although much of the building was badly damaged by a fire in January 1966,[1] the magistrates' court and court offices moved to the western part of the building, which had not been damaged by the fire.[2] However, as the number of court cases in Hove grew, it became necessary to commission a more modern courthouse to accommodate the crown court and the magistrates' court. The site selected by the Lord Chancellor's Department, on the north side of Lansdowne Road, was open land which had once been occupied by a group of allotment gardens.[3]

The new building was designed by

Royal coat of arms. The ground floor, which was brick-faced, was recessed under concrete panelling, while the first floor, which was fenestrated with a row of casement windows, was recessed under concrete panelling in a similar style. Internally, the building was laid out to accommodate four courtrooms.[7]

Notable cases have included the trial and conviction of a car mechanic, Daniel Appleton, in December 2020, for the murder of his wife and a neighbour.[8][9][10] They have also included the trial and conviction of a builder, Mark Brown, for the murders of Alexandra Morgan and Leah Ware.[11][12][13]

References

  1. ^ "An historic hall". The Argus. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Hove Town Hall". My Brighton and Hove. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Ordnance Survey Map". 1914. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  4. ISBN 978-0300096774
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  5. ISBN 978-0850333251
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  6. ISBN 978-0429558689
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  7. ^ "Hove". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Crawley Down man found guilty of murdering his wife and a neighbour". Sussex Express. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Crawley Down murders: Daniel Appleton jailed for walking stick attack". BBC News. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Man found guilty of murdering teacher wife and pensioner who tried to help her in Crawley Down". Get Surrey. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Mark Brown: 'Pure evil' killer gets life sentence for women's murders". BBC News. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  12. ^ "'Psychopath with a conscience' builder sentenced for murdering two escorts". Evening Standard. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Builder jailed for life for murders of two escorts in East Sussex". ITV News. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

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