Cardiff Crown Court

Cardiff Crown Court, known in Welsh as Llys y Goron Caerdydd, is a historic building in Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales, and a Grade I listed building. As a Crown Court venue it is part of the Wales Circuit of His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service. The court house has nine courtrooms and one virtual courtroom, and its senior judge is the Recorder of Cardiff. Cathays Park was bought in 1898 by the Borough of Cardiff from the 3rd Marquess of Bute and developed into the Cardiff Civic Centre. The law courts were designed by Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards, who won a competition held in 1897 for the courts and the neighbouring town hall. Building began in 1901, the exterior was complete by 1904 and the Marquess of Bute opened the building in October 1906. Its Baroque design is paired with Cardiff City Hall, and it was refurbished between 1991 and 1995.