Middlesex Guildhall, London
Photo: Adrian Pingstone, in the public domain
The Middlesex Guildhall is a building on the south-west corner of Parliament Square in London. It is presently closed for refurbishment, to be used as the new Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. In its previous roles, it had been the Crown Court as well as the Middlesex County Council.
Middlesex Guildhall was built between 1906 and 1913, in what was termed an "art nouveau gothic theme". Medieval-looking gargoyles and other architectural ornamentation were added to it by Henry Charles Fehr. There is a doorway at the rear dating back to the 17th century which comes from Tathill Fields Bridewell prison which used to stand there.
The Guildhall was chosedn to house the new Supreme Court of the United Kingdom through the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. It garnered criticism from conservation groups concerned over the likelihood that the refurbishment of Middlesex Guildhall may be unsympathetic to the original structure. English Heritage called three main Court interiors of the Guildhall as "unsurpassed by any other courtroom of the period in terms of the quality and completeness of their fittings".
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