Amersham Lock-Up

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Overview

Nation   England

County   Buckinghamshire

Location   Ground floor of the Old Market Hall, Market Square, High Street,  Amersham

Map location   exact or closely approximate

Year opened   1682

Year closed   Unknown

Century of Operation   1600-1699, 1700-1799

Building Type   Lock-Up

Remarks   The Market Hall itself, built in 1682, is Grade II listed but the lock-up is not separately described. The lock-up 'may well be of a later date' (Roy's Blog)

SOURCES

    Roy's Blog, 'BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Lock-ups at Amersham, Beaconsfield, Great Missenden, Wendover and West Wycombe.' (26 June 2013)

  • http://roys-roy.blogspot.com/2013/06/lock-ups-at-amersham-beaconsfield-great.html
  • Amersham Museum, 'Market Hall'

  • https://amershammuseum.org/history/old-town/market-square/market-hall/
  • Historic England, National Heritage List for England, 'Market Hall, Amersham', LEN1221420

  • https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1221420

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