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Coveney Pound and Lock Up

Overview

Location   Main Street (opposite number 9)  Coveney

County   Cambridgeshire

Year Opened   1850

Year Closed   unknown

Century of Operation   1800-1899

Remarks   Date stone gives foundation.

ExteriorPhoto © Richard Humphrey (cc-by-sa/2.0)

Further information can be found at
https://www.prisonhistory.org/lockup/coveney-pound-and-lock-up/

Description

  • 'Pound and lockup. 1850. Large gault brick, English bond. Square pound with adjoining lockup on the south side. Lockup has plain tiled roof and doorway in west end wall with date stone above. Pound has moulded brick coping.'
    Historic England, National Heritage List for England, 'Pound and Lock Up, Coveney, LEN 1127003'

Sources

  • Roy's Blog, 'Cambridgeshire. Lock-ups at Broughton, Burwell, Coveney and Eaton Socon' (26 June 2013)
    http://roys-roy.blogspot.com/2013/06/lock-ups-at-broughton-burwell-coveney.html
  • Historic England, National Heritage List for England, 'Pound and Lock Up, Coveney, LEN 1127003'
    https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1127003