County Hall, Coventry black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: County Hall. Built 1783-4 architect Samuel Eglinton used for the County Court and Quarter Sessions. It is the only remaining 18th Century public building of architectural distinction in Coventry. At one time it also housed the prison Governor of the adjoining jail which stood in Trinity Lane. The last public execution to take place in Coventry was in the street outside (Cuckoo Lane) in 1849.

County Hall, built between 1783-1784 by architect Samuel Eglinton, is Coventry's sole surviving 18th-century public building of architectural distinction and was used for the County Court and Quarter Sessions. The last public execution in Coventry took place outside County Hall on Cuckoo Lane in 1849.