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Crown Court is a small passage in the eastern part of Covent Garden, running near Russell Street and the streets around the Piazza. It is a narrow, enclosed route of the kind common in this district, used chiefly by pedestrians moving between the larger streets on either side. The court is best known as the location of a long-established Church of Scotland congregation, the Crown Court Church having stood in the area for many years and giving the passage a settled identity beyond its modest scale. Away from the church, the court is a plain connective space bounded by surrounding buildings, with limited frontage and little through traffic. Its position places it close to the theatres and the market halls of central Covent Garden, within easy reach of the Piazza and the busy streets nearby. Like the other small courts of the neighbourhood, Crown Court offers a quiet step away from the crowds while remaining firmly within the heart of the district. Its character rests on that combination of a narrow, sheltered setting and its long association with the church that has given the court its name and continuity.
