Editing Caernarfon (section)

===County Hall, police station and gaol===
[[County Hall, Caernarfon|Caernarfon County Hall]] and the police station are two former municipal buildings which stand on Castle Ditch, facing the castle walls. Constructed in the mid-19th century, they were designed by John Fisher, the [[Caernarfonshire]] [[county surveyor]] in a [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] style. They are both [[Listed buildings|Grade I listed buildings]].<ref>{{Cadw|num=3828|desc=County Court (former County Hall)|grade=I|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cadw|num=3827|desc=Police Station, including forecourt railings and gate piers|grade=I|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> In the 20th century the buildings were vacated. The courthouse was replaced by the new [[Caernarfon Criminal Justice Centre]] on the former Segontium School site in Llanberis Road in 2009.<ref name="Segontium">{{cite news|url=http://www.caernarfononline.co.uk/july2006/court/|title=New Courts at Caernarfon|date=13 July 2006|publisher=www.caernarfononline.co.uk|access-date=8 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725033904/http://www.caernarfononline.co.uk/july2006/court/|archive-date=25 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The former county hall now operates as an entertainment venue, and the former police station as commercial offices.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://historypoints.org/index.php?page=old-county-hall-and-court-caernarfon|title=Old County Hall and Court|publisher=History Points|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://historypoints.org/index.php?page=old-caernarfon-police-station|title=Old Caernarfon Police Station|publisher=History Points|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> Adjacent to the old courthouse is the former [[Council Offices, Caernarfon|Caernarfon Gaol]] which also closed in the early 20th century and converted into council offices.<ref>{{Coflein|num=23238 |desc=Caernarvon Gaol;old Prison Buildings;council Offices;swyddfa'r Cyngor, Shire Hall Street |access-date=29 September 2021}}</ref>