Blackfriars Crown Court

Blackfriars Crown Court was a crown court at 1–15 Pocock Street, London SE1, which dealt with criminal cases. The court building is located in Southwark, a short distance from Blackfriars Road, from which it takes its name. The court closed on 20 December 2019; with cases being relocated to Snaresbrooke, Wood Green, Inner London and Kingston Crown Courts depending upon the prosecuting authority. 
In 2013, a judge at the court ruled that a woman should remove her niqab while giving evidence. In 2015, Lorraine Barwell, a custody officer at the court, died after being assaulted while escorting a prisoner to a van.
In 2021, after the court closed, it was used to film legal scenes for the Netflix revival of Top Boy.