The
Central Criminal Court of
England and Wales, commonly known as the
Old Bailey from the street on which it stands, is a
court in London and one of a number of buildings housing the
Crown Court. Part of the present building stands on the site of the medieval
Newgate gaol, on a road named Old Bailey which follows the line of the
City of London's fortified wall (or
bailey), which runs from
Ludgate Hill to the junction of Newgate Street and
Holborn Viaduct.