Old Bailey

English thumb|The building of the Central Criminal Court (sense 2) Etymology Originally "The Bailey", a street running outside the western wall of medieval London; from the word en bailey, a Middle English term for the outermost wall or court of a fortification. The courthouse built nearby in the 16th century, alongside old Newgate Prison, took its name from the street. Proper noun Old Bailey 1 A street in the City between Holborn Circus and St Paul's Cathedral. The Old Bailey Central Criminal Court in this street; the Crown Court in the City of London. en by extension The English legal system. en metonyms retronyms en Buildings London Roads