G. E. Mitton 
Fascination of London [PDF ebook] 
Clerkenwell and St. Luke’s; Comprising the Borough of Finsbury

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The present Sessions House was built in 1779 1780 from the designs of John Rogers. The site is freehold, and a clump of buildings was removed to make way for the new hall. There was a very grand ceremony of laying the first stone, which was attended by the Middlesex justices in full procession.