Former Bow Street Magistrates' Court and Police Station

Bow Street Magistrates' Court (formerly Bow Street Police Court) and Police Station each became one of the most famous magistrates' courts and police stations in England. The first court at Bow Street was established in 1740, when Colonel Sir Thomas de Veil, a Westminster justice, sat as a magistrate in his home at number 4. The police station closed in 1992, its area and that of Canon Row merging to form the area covered by the new Charing Cross Police Station, and in 2004 the court was put up for sale. The final case heard in the court was that of Jason John Handy, a 33-year-old alcoholic-vagrant who was accused of breaching his anti-social behavior order.