City of Westminster Magistrates' Court

The City of Westminster Magistrates' Court was a magistrates' court located at 70 Horseferry Road, in the City of Westminster, London. It was originally called Horseferry Road Magistrates' Court, after Horseferry Road where it was sited,. However, it was renamed in July 2006 following the closure of Bow Street Magistrates' Court. It served as the court where the Chief Magistrate of England and Wales sat, and all extradition and terrorism-related cases passed through the court. The court closed permanently on September 22nd 2011, and was replaced on the 27th September 2011 with Westminster Magistrates' Court. This has been built on the site of Marylebone Magistrates' Court at 181 Marylebone Road. The court building, designed by C. A....