Old Sessions House in Clerkenwell, London, opened in 1782 it must have brought a tremendous theatricality to the justice system – this grand, Palladian-style temple of naughtiness and haughtiness, of finger-wagging and miscreants, of sentences handed down, of howling criminals and doubtless the shrieks of innocents dealt harrowing miscarriages of justice.Upstairs, the main court is indeed built like a theatre, and today, where the judges once met for their lunches, is a new restaurant.
It’s called Sessions Arts Club, but don’t be confused: it is neither a club, nor a club of the arts. It’s a restaurant, and you and I may gain entry.
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