
What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Former police station and Court House. Built in 1862, it hosted the Inquest into the 1864 pit disaster. Police Station closed in March 1938 Court room remained in use until early 1960’s Since used for a variety of commercial activities
This building, constructed in 1862, served as both a police station and courthouse and is historically significant for hosting the inquest into the 1864 pit disaster; it remained an active court room until the early 1960s.
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