National Justice Museum
The National Justice Museum (formerly known as the Galleries of Justice Museum and, historically, the Shire Hall and County Gaol) is an independent museum on High Pavement in the Lace Market area of Nottingham, England.
The National Justice Museum in 2010 | |
Former name | Galleries of Justice Museum |
|---|---|
| Established | 1995 |
| Location | The Lace Market, Nottingham |
| Collection size | HM Prison Service collection |
| Director | Victoria Reeves |
| Public transit access | Bus, tram, train |
| Website | www |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Shire Hall and Adjoining County Gaol |
| Designated | 24 October 1988 |
| Reference no. | 1254517 |
The museum is housed in a former Victorian courtroom, prison, and police station and is therefore a historic site where an individual could be arrested, tried, sentenced and executed. The courtrooms date back to the 14th century and the gaol to at least 1449.
The building is a Grade II* listed building and the museum is a registered charity.
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