Canewdon Stocks

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Overview

Nation   England

County   Essex

Location   Inside village lock-up, near gates of St Nicholas Church, at west end of High Street,  Canewdon

Map location   exact or closely approximate

Century of Operation   1700-1799

Building Type   Stocks

Remarks   Grade II listed.

Description

'CANEWDON HIGH STREET TQ 89 SE (north side) 6/78 Village Lock-up and stocks adjacent to 27.7.59 Churchyard (formerly listed as Cage or Lock-up) GV II Lock-up and stocks. Said to have been erected 1775, repaired 1914. Timber framed and weatherboarded. Red tiled roof, gabled to road. Small metal grill to left (west) side. Vertically boarded door, 2 strap hinges with padlock. Crossed metal straps. Stocks on floor inside. Board above door reads Village Lock-up and Stocks.'

Historic England, National Heritage List for England, 'Village Lock Up and Stocks Adjacent to Churchyard', Canewdon, LEN1147585

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  • Canewdon Village Lock-UpPhoto © Matthew Barker (cc-by-sa/2.0)

SOURCES

    Historic England, National Heritage List for England, 'Village Lock Up and Stocks Adjacent to Churchyard', Canewdon, LEN1147585

  • https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1147585
  • Roy's Blog, 'ESSEX. Lock-ups at Bradwell on Sea, Braintree and Canewdon.' (26 June 2013)

  • http://roys-roy.blogspot.com/2013/06/lock-ups-at-bradwell-on-sea-braintree.html

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