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MAN WITH SWORD IN COURT!
A MAN with a sword was found in Hemel Hempstead magistrates’ court when the building was full of students from local schools.
But the man’s presence was not a cause for alarm. He was the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Mr Howard Guard, whose ceremonial visit to the court was deliberately timed to coincide with a schools’ open day.
Mr Guard is the current, unpaid holder of a role which dates back to the seventeenth century. Each county in England has a Sherrif and their duties originally included providing protection for Justices of the Peace.
Thankfully, there was no need to protect the magistrates on this occasion as Year 10 students from Longdean School and Tring School took part in mock trials and discussed aspects of the justice system.
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Mr Guard was dressed in a uniform for a very different court – the frock coat, britches and sword which county Sherrifs wear when invited to attend the Royal Court to meet the Queen.
The High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Mr Howard Guard, is watched by children from Tring School as he plays the role of a prosecution solicitor in a mock trial at Hemel Hempstead magistrates’ court. Photograph (c) Mick Dennis 2007
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West Hertfordshire Magistrates Website (c) Magistrates Association Date created: 17th July 2007