The Old Court House

The Old Court House is a building that was originally a divisional Magistrates Court, Police Station, and Prison, constructed in 1859. It was designed by architect Mr. Clarke of Newmarket and built by Mr. W. Gray of Litlington for a cost of £755. The structure is made of yellow gault brick and features hipped slate roofs at the rear. It consists of a one-storey courthouse and two-storey sections at the back that housed prison cells and police offices, along with domestic quarters.

The street-facing elevation has a symmetrical facade with a heavily rusticated blind arcade of three bays, which includes recessed panels and round-headed cast iron windows, some of which were replaced around 1940. The deep eaves cornice is enriched with dentil brickwork, and there is a panelled parapet topped with a shaped pediment. The original entrance is located in flanking closed porches at the corners, featuring a four-panelled door and a fanlight set within a round-headed arch on the right side, while a 20th-century window has been inserted on the left.

Inside, the original layout has been slightly modified by closing some doorways and removing partitions. Before the courthouse was built, the Magistrates met at the Crown Inn. The building remained in use until 1969.