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Croscombe Lock-up

Overview

Location   inside St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Street  Croscombe

County   Somerset

Year Opened   unknown

Year Closed   unknown

Remarks   Church is Grade I listed, but listing does not mention the lock-up.

Exterior of St Mary's ChurchPhoto © Martin Bodman (cc-by-sa/2.0)

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

Description

  • 'This strongly barred chamber was added between 1496 and 1513 as the Treasury and later used as the Parish Armoury. It was subsequently used as the village lock-up but the dates are not known. The entrance to the lock-up is inside the church.'
    Roy's Blog, 'SOMERSET. Lock-ups at Frome and Croscombe.' (13 July 2013) (http://roys-roy.blogspot.com/2013/07/somerset-lock-ups-at-frome-and-croscombe.html)

Sources

  • Roy's Blog, 'SOMERSET. Lock-ups at Frome and Croscombe.' (13 July 2013)
    http://roys-roy.blogspot.com/2013/07/somerset-lock-ups-at-frome-and-croscombe.html
  • Leslie Brooke, Some West-Country Lock-Ups (Castle Cary, Fox Publications, 1985), pp. 11, 55 (sketch shows exterior - barred windows)