Shire Hall, Monmouth
(1724-present)

place, market hall, and Assize Court (1724-1939)

Aged 300

The Shire Hall in Agincourt Square, Monmouth, Wales, is a prominent Grade I listed building in the town centre. It was built in 1724, and was formerly the centre for the Assize Courts and Quarter Sessions for Monmouthshire. In 1839–40, the court was the location of the trial of the Chartist leader John Frost and others for high treason for their part in the Newport Rising. The building was also used as a market place. The Shire Hall is owned by Monmouthshire County Council and has audiovisual guides for visitors to Courtroom 1. It is currently used as a Tourist Information Centre and as the offices for Monmouth Town Council, and is open to the public in part.

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Shire Hall Built in 1724 as a combined assize court and market hall, the statue of Henry V by Charles Peart was added in 1792. The Chartist Trials took place here in 1840. The assize court continued to be held here until 1939.

English translation: Neuadd Y Sir Codwyd yr adeilad yn 1724 yn gyfuniad o gwrt brawdlys a marchnad. Ychwanegwyd y cerflun o Harri'r Pumed gan Charles Peart yn 1792. Yn y fan hon, yn 1840, y cynhaliwyd Achosion y Siartwyr. Parhawyd i gynnal y cwrt brawdlys yma tan 1939.

Shire Hall - Agincourt Square, Monmouth, United Kingdom where it built (1724)