The Chief Justice of the Common Pleas pub, in Keswick, Cumbria, is the site of a former magistrates' court and police station - built in 1901-2 - which remained in use until 2000. King Henry II (1154-1189) played a key role in the birth of the modern justice system. In 1178, he first chose five members of his personal household - two clergy and three lay - 'to hear all the complaints of the realm and to do right'. This, supervised by the King and 'wise men' of the realm, was the origin of the Court of Common Pleas