Common Serjeant of London
The Common Serjeant of London is an ancient British legal office, first recorded in 1291, and is the second most senior permanent judge of the Central Criminal Court after the Recorder of London, acting as deputy to that office, and sitting as a judge in the trial of criminal offences.
Sir Henry F. Dickens, KC, Common Serjeant of London 1917 – 1932
Sir Robert Broke, Common Serjeant of London in 1536
Judge George Jeffreys, Common Serjeant of London in 1671
Sir John Silvester, Common Serjeant 1790-1803
The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, commonly referred to as the Old Bailey after the street on which it stands, is a criminal court building in central London, one of several that house the Crown Court of England and Wales. The street outside follows the route of the ancient wall around the City of London, which was part of the fortification's bailey, hence the metonymic name.
The Old Bailey in 2004
Newgate gaol in 1810. For much of its history, the "Old Baily" court (among other spellings seen) was attached to the jail.
An Old Bailey trial, c. 1808
Plaque commemorating Bushel's Case of 1670