Architecture of Birmingham

1886 – Winning Design in Birmingham Assize Courts Competition

Architect: Aston Webb & E. Ingress Bell

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The commission was won by Aston Webb & Ingress Bell of London after an open competition to provide the first assize courts in the rapidly growing town of Birmingham, it is faced entirely in deep red terracotta from the clay of Ruabon in North Wales and covered in intricate terracotta ornamentation. Illustration published in The Building News, August 13th 1886.

Published June 25, 2010 | Last Updated February 19, 2026

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