Beaumaris Courthouse was built in 1614 and is one of Anglesey’s most fascinating buildings and one of the oldest courthouses in Britain. Although alterations were made in the 19th century, the fine courthouse building has remained much the same as it was in the Stuart period and has a Grade II* listing. It is now a museum with access to the court room with a court session in progress, the Grand Jury Room, which also provides interpretation of the history of the building, and the Records Room. This room originally housed the court records which have since been transferred to Anglesey Archives, and now contains displays such as the gravestone of William Murphy, sentenced to death at Beaumaris in 1910 for murder and executed at Caernarfon.
