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Ordering Law: The Architectural and Social History of the English Law Court to 1914
In this work, Clare Graham establishes when, how and why English trials came to be housed in purpose-built accommodation and what made such buildings architecturally distinctive. The author shows how these buildings grew out of legal procedure.
| Author(s) | By Clare Graham. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 519 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 21 Aug 2003 |
| Availability | Temporarily unavailable |
In this work, Clare Graham establishes when, how and why English trials came to be housed in purpose-built accommodation and what made such buildings architecturally distinctive. The author shows how these buildings grew out of legal procedure.
Contents: Introduction: In the beginning: rituals, traditions and the law; From castle to sessions house; Questions of type, function and timing; Pressure and change; Police courts; County courts; Coroners' courts; Symbolic courts; Conclusion; Appendices;
Clare Graham
