Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

A former magistrates' court and police station well converted by Wetherspoon's. It remained in use until 2000, built in early 1900s on the site of a workhouse founded in the will of an eminent lawyer who became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in the 1600s. Excellent re-use of historic space retaining interesting features like the cells (now snugs) and the dock. A triumph. There is real ale and meals. Grade II-listed.