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LAMBETH MAGISTRATES’ COURT, RENFREW ROAD, KENNINGTON

LAMBETH MAGISTRATES’ COURT, RENFREW ROAD, KENNINGTON

Lambeth Magistrates' Court in Renfrew Road, Kennington. The Court was built in 1869 to the designs of the then Metropolitan Police Surveyor, Thomas Sorby. It remained as a Police Court for 100 years until the Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court opened and then becoming a maximum security court. The numerous high profile trials including that of the Kray Twins in 1968. It was restored by a Buddhist community and is now the Jamyang Buddhist Centre.
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Collection:Public Relations Photographs
Image type:Photograph
Artist:Fox Photos
Ref:11136
Identifier:LBL/CE/PR/2/58b
Date:c.1955

#1951 - 1975  #BUILDINGS / ARCHITECTURE  #KENNINGTON  #LAW AND ORDER  #Photograph  #Public Relations Photographs  #RELIGION