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Name: THE OLD BAILEY . Favorite quote: "Defend the Children of the Poor & Punish the Wrongdoer". Location: London. Hometown: LONDON Places lived: ALWAYS ON OLD BAILEY , LONDON. More about you: BUILT IN 1907 AND ADDED TO IN 1972 ON THE SITE OF NEWGATE PRISON. Occupation: A place of history and law. THIS WEBSITE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CITY OF LONDON OR THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE.

Wednesday 24 November 2010

PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT AT IT'S BEST ??

OLD BAILEY QUEUES. POLICE AND THE SELLING OF PLACES.
The Times |  December 15, 1922
At a meeting of the City of London Corporation yesterday, Mr. Leo Taylor asked if steps could not be taken in the future to prevent the long waiting queues and the selling of places which characterized the admission of the public to the Central Criminal Court at a recent trial .
Colonel Dunfee, chairman of the Police Committee, said it would not be in the public interest unduly to restrict the attendance of the public at trials at the Old Bailey. He did not know that queues could be prevented if people were willing to wait and were orderly. The selling of places was an objectionable innovation, which the Commissioner of Police was considering with a view to its suppression.

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