section also featured a tower. The building was fenestrated by small square casement windows on the first and second floors and by a continuous row of casement windows on the third floor. The complex was laid out to accommodate eleven courtrooms. The crown court and the county court moved to the new building in Altyre Road, allowing the Barclay Road building to be dedicated for use by the magistrates' courts. Notable cases have included the trial and conviction of the taxi driver, John Worboys, in March 2009, for the rape and assault of twelve female passengers in the back of his taxi cab. Following the 2011 England riots, the Ministry of Justice experimented with the use of shift-working in the Croydon Law Courts to clear the backlog of court cases. References External links Court information Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Croydon Crown Court buildings Government buildings completed in 1991