These images are from winter 1975 and judging by the light, a chilly lunchtime picture. This building is in two parts, the right was initially Rev. John Williams' house then converted to a police station in 1858 and the left was the court. By 1969 the police and court had moved out. The shadow cast across the centre bay window was cast by a building at the end of Gloucester Street that no longer exists. The junction was controlled by traffic lights.
Today the junction is a roundabout and the ugly street furniture has been moved away from the face of the building. There is plenty more street clutter and street markings making the place ugly and the pedestrian bridge casts a shadow in the foreground. The police have moved up the hill and away from the town centre troublespots and the building is now divided into private offices. However it doesn't stop Reliance Security from trying to deliver prisoners.
The "Petty Sessional Court" is proudly proclaimed in carved stone lettering.
The lettering has now been chipped off the court and a chimney is missing. While the police station is Grade 2 listed building the court building is not.
Looking from a different angle down from Beeches Green, people head to town in thick winter coats.
Trees and roads have encroached. The building on the corner has vanished. The traffic makes it very difficult to capture a shot from this location.
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