Queen Victoria's Tribute: A Dedicated Birmingham - Victoria Law Courts

The Victoria Law Courts, a Grade I listed building that now houses Birmingham Magistrates' Court, is located on Corporation Street, Birmingham, England. Originally the site of the old Birmingham Workhouse, it was cleared as part of a larger scheme by the mayor, Joseph Chamberlain. The foundation stone was laid by Queen Victoria on 23 March 1887, in her Golden Jubilee year. The courts, designed by Aston Webb & Ingress Bell, were built entirely in deep red terracotta from the clay of Ruabon in North Wales and featured intricate terracotta ornamentation. The Victoria Law Courts, built by Birmingham firm John Bowen and Sons, were opened on 21 July 1891, with further extensions added in 1894 and 1914. The magistrates' court moved to Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts in Dalton Street in 1987. A proposal to move the magistrates' court to a new purpose-built building nearby was made but abandoned.

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