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Burnley Lock-Up (Fleet Street)

Overview

Location   Unknown building in Fleet Street,  Burnley

County   Lancashire

Year Opened   Unknown

Year Closed   c.1817

Century of Operation   1700-1799, 1800-1899

Remarks   Unknown whether building survives. Superseded by new lock-up at The Swan after 1817 (see separate listing)

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

Description

  • 'one of the buildings in Fleet Street served as Burnley's lock-up, or gaol. This was in the years at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th Centuries and it appears that it was very uncomfortable being subterranean and very indifferently heated. It was also very small and after a riot in 1817, when prisoners escaped, it was decided to build a new lock-up near by.'
    Burnley Express, 'A Little Corner, A Bit of Tripe'

Sources

  • Burnley Express, 'A Little Corner, A Bit of Tripe'
    https://www.burnleyexpress.net/retro/a-little-corner-a-bit-of-tripe-1-1669342