Facilities
Most cathedrals had purpose-built courtrooms. Many have since been converted for other uses, for example the former consistory court at St Paul's Cathedral is now the Chapel of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. The oldest surviving complete ecclesiastical courtroom in Great Britain is the consistory court at Chester Cathedral (pictured above).
Today, a consistory court can theoretically be convened and meet in any appropriate church building.
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