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Description: | PRN 36989
Former village jail and court house, built in the mid 17th century and altered in the 19th and 20th centuries, now 2 cottages. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}
This building was the village House of Correction from 1609 until 1808, when the second House of Correction (PRN 33759) was built. The able-bodied poor were gathered and put to work here by the constable. There was also a gaol beneath the building. This consisted of four cells for men and two for women, as well as a day room. A Keeper's house is also mentioned, which was situated above the gaol. The exercise yard for prisoners was situated in the market place. {2}{3} | Subjects: | Building | Temporal: | 1609 - 1808 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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