page_title: Sessions House, Preston
hierarchical_section_title: Sessions House, Preston
caption_attribution_description: English: Balcony and relief above the front door of Sessions House, Preston
context_page_description: The Sessions House is a courthouse in Preston, Lancashire, England and is a Grade II* listed building. Built between 1900 and 1903 as a venue for the Quarter Sessions and Assizes it is still in use as a courthouse as well as being used as administrative offices for Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service.
  Designed by Manchester architect, Henry Littler, in the Edwardian Baroque and constructed of sandstone, the building has three floors topped with a tower. The tower makes Sessions House one of the tallest buildings in Preston rising to 54.7 metres. Situated on Lancaster Road, the main facade is on Harris Street facing the Harris Museum, the facade contains the most elaborate stonework.
  Internally there are two courtrooms on the first floor that are used daily by Preston Crown Court together with two smaller courtrooms on the ground floor used by the County Court and the Family Court. The HMCTS Area Directors office for Lancashire and Cumbria is also situated in the building.
context_section_description: The Sessions House is a courthouse in Preston, Lancashire, England and is a Grade II* listed building.  Built between 1900 and 1903 as a venue for the Quarter Sessions and Assizes it is still in use as a courthouse as well as being used as administrative offices for Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS).
  Designed by Manchester architect, Henry Littler, in the Edwardian Baroque and constructed of sandstone, the building has three floors topped with a tower. The tower makes Sessions House one of the tallest buildings in Preston rising to 54.7 metres (179.5 ft).  Situated on Lancaster Road, the main facade is on Harris Street facing the Harris Museum, the facade contains the most elaborate stonework.
  Internally there are two courtrooms on the first floor that are used daily by Preston Crown Court together with two smaller courtrooms on the ground floor used by the County Court and the Family Court. The HMCTS Area Directors office for Lancashire and Cumbria is also situated in the building.
caption: Detail of the balcony and window above the main entrance on Harris Street
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