Former County Court and remains of castle

The former County Court and remains of Leicester Castle date back to around 1695. The building features a pleasing red brick façade with a single storey and attic, an early stone plinth, and seven windows. The central section projects forward and includes two windows and a double entrance door beneath a Venetian window, which has 'Gothic' glazing bars. The remaining windows have flat brick arches and modern tall two-light mullion/transom casements in heavy moulded frames. There is a central segmental-headed doorway with a fanlight and panelled doors, along with a prominent heavy modillion eaves cornice and an open modillion pediment above the centre. A band runs at the sills, and there are two pedimented dormers. The end elevation features a large 18th-century round-arch window with intersecting glazing bars.

This building is situated on the site of a castle, where the Great Hall from the 11th or 12th century has been converted into a modern Assize Court. Although it has undergone many alterations, the Great Hall was originally aisled, measuring 84 feet by 58 feet, and is said to be the oldest surviving aisled and bay-divided hall in Europe. The roof may date back to the 14th century, and original dungeons are still present. There have been 19th-century alterations, including a mid to late 19th-century addition at the rear. The Great Hall and dungeons are designated as a Scheduled Monument.

This building is part of a group that includes all the listed buildings in Castle Street, Castle View, and Castle Yard, as well as Skeffington House, the Iron Gates, Chantry House, and Newarke Wall, all located in The Newarke.