page_title: Blackfriars Crown Court
hierarchical_section_title: Blackfriars Crown Court
caption_attribution_description: Southwark: Blackfriars Crown Court, Pocock Street, SE1 Extremely confusingly to the stranger, Blackfriars Crown Court is not in Blackfriars, north of the River Thames, but south of the river in Southwark
context_page_description: Blackfriars Crown Court was a crown court at 1–15 Pocock Street, London SE1, which deals with criminal cases. The court building is located in Southwark, a short distance from Blackfriars Road, from which it takes its name. The court closed on 20 December 2019; with cases being relocated to Snaresbrooke, Wood Green, Inner London and Kingston Crown Courts depending upon the prosecuting authority.
  In 2013, a judge at the court ruled that a woman should remove her niqab while giving evidence.
  In 2015, Lorraine Barwell, a custody officer at the court, died after being assaulted while escorting a prisoner to a van.
context_section_description: Blackfriars Crown Court was a crown court at 1–15 Pocock Street, London SE1, which deals with criminal cases. The court building is located in Southwark, a short distance from Blackfriars Road, from which it takes its name. The court closed on 20 December 2019; with cases being relocated to Snaresbrooke, Wood Green, Inner London and Kingston Crown Courts depending upon the prosecuting authority. 
  In 2013, a judge at the court ruled that a woman should remove her niqab while giving evidence.
  In 2015, Lorraine Barwell, a custody officer at the court, died after being assaulted while escorting a prisoner to a van.
caption: Blackfriars Crown Court
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