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.
'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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