Watching a DVD about a barrister at the Old Bailey started me wondering as to the origins of the name. How is it that London’s major criminal court, a court which has seen defendants as diverse as Dr Crippen, the Kray Twins, Jeremy Thorpe, the Yorkshire Ripper and Lard Haw-Haw, is known by the name Old Bailey?
In looking that up, some familiar names and references also turned up…
- The Old Bailey is the former name, and the continuing popular name, used by the public for the Central Criminal Court in London.
