County Court

The County Court, built in 1882 by James Williamson, is a Grade II listed building located on Corporation Street in the city centre. It is designed in an Italianate palazzo style and features two storeys plus a basement, with a total of six bays. The ground floor showcases banded rustication, with an entrance framed by an elaborate surround and a Roman Doric porch. There are five windows above the entrance, each supported by elongated brackets that hold a broad band decorated with guilloche. This band contains blind balconies for the six pedimented windows on the first floor. All windows are sash style. The building has a decorated eaves frieze and a bracketed cornice. The right-hand return facing Newton Street is constructed of brick and consists of two bays, with an additional five bays that are slightly lower but follow the same design, featuring corniced frames for the first floor windows instead of pedimented ones.