article_snippet: Today, the 18th century former courthouse lying in the heart of old Chelsea, tucked away behind Cheyne Walk, is no longer a place fit for doomed footpads ,but a stunning £14.5million home.
article_snippet: The Court House in Justice Walk, at the heart of old Chelsea in London is today on the market for £14.5million.
article_snippet: The property was built in the 18th century, at a time when old Chelsea in London was transformed into a prosperous town across the River Thames from the city of London .
article_snippet: Now the courthouse has now been restored from one of the oldest local courthouses in London, into a luxurious seven bedroom family retreat, available for rent at £10,000 per week or to buy for £14.5 million .
article_snippet: What was once the courtroom jail, has been transformed into a family room and study, as well as housing a recently refurbished Gaggenau kitchen and the fifth bedroom suite.
article_snippet: Three centuries ago, the feeling around The Court House, with towering ceilings, would have been that of despair and despondency, as magistrates decided the fate of highwaymen, drunkards and tax dodgers.
article_snippet: The Court House was built in the early 18th century, and witnessed hundreds of trials of petty criminals.
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article_snippet: After the last prisoner was sentenced, the Court House - one of the few buildings surviving from Chelsea's early days, became a wine warehouse before becoming home to a warren of tiny artists' and architect's studios.
highlights_snippet: The 18th century Court House lies at the heart of old Chelsea, tucked away behind Cheyne Walk .
  