A courthouse near Manchester is unrecognisable after undergoing a stunning renovation that has seen the historic building completely reimagined.
The 200-year-old Knutsford Crown Court in Cheshire has witnessed plenty over the years. The Grade II-listed venue was originally known as The Sessions House and was partly built in 1575 before being completed in 1818 by architect George Moneypenny.
In 1952, World War II code breaker Alan Turing was put on trial at the courthouse for “gross indecency” because of his relationship with Arnold Murray before homosexuality was decriminalised.
The building remained as an active Crown Court until 2010, with Flat Cap Hotels acquiring the property in 2016. READ MORE: Manchester's oldest restaurants that locals and celebrities have dined at for decades In 2018, brothers Oliver and Dominic Heywood completely transformed the historic venue into a hotel, restaurant and bar, fittingly named The Courthouse.
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