▁was ▁a ▁magistr ates ' ▁court ▁located ▁at ▁ 7 0 ▁Hor se fer ry ▁Road , ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁West min ster , ▁London . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁Hor se fer ry ▁Road ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court , ▁after ▁the ▁road ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁s ited . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁following ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁Bow ▁Street ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court . ▁It ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁court ▁where ▁the ▁Chief ▁Mag istr ate ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁sat , ▁and ▁all ▁extr ad ition ▁and ▁terror ism - related ▁cases ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁court . ▁The ▁court ▁closed ▁perman ently ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁with ▁West min ster ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court , ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁Mary le bone ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court ▁at ▁ 1 8 1 ▁Mary le bone ▁Road . ▁ ▁The ▁court ▁p ict ured ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁demol ished , ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁development ▁of ▁fl ats . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁court ▁building , ▁designed ▁by ▁C . ▁A . ▁Leg erton ▁and ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁was ▁functional ▁and ▁" of ▁minimal ▁person ality ▁and ▁minimal ▁expression ▁of ▁function ▁and ▁purpose ", ▁according ▁to ▁Pe vs ner . ▁It ▁was ▁opened ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁three ▁larger ▁court ▁houses , ▁with ▁the