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Description
'This lock up house consists of two cells, in a building at some distance from the police station. They are very dirty and dark, but I was informed that no one had been confined in them for several years. They are totally unfit for use.'
Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain IV. Northern District, Thirteenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1847-8, XXXVI.361), p.78
Sources
Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain IV. Northern District, Thirteenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1847-8, XXXVI.361), p.78