Part of the reconstructed Brecon Assize court of 1880

Part of the reconstructed Brecon Assize court of 1880 As County town, Brecon was home to the County Assizes. In 1842 the Shire Hall was built of Bath stone to house the Assizes and Quarter Sessions and to provide a venue for public meetings. When an itinerant judge of the High Court arrived in Brecon there was a ceremonial opening of the Assize Court which entailed a procession through the streets from the judges' lodings in the Struet, with trumpeters and sometimes a band. The Assize Courts and Quarter Session were abolished in 1971, and soon after, the building was handed over to the Museum. The assizes courtroom was kept as a reminder of the legal dramas played out in the past and by 1998 the museum had mounted a vivid tableau in the old courtroom with recreated figures from 1880.


Item reference: : GTJ08256

This item comes from: Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery (Item reference: Casgliad Amgueddfa ac Oriel Gelf Brycheiniog / Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery Collection).
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