Keswick Lock-Up

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Overview

Alternative Names   Moot Hall

Nation   England

County   Cumberland

Location   Rear of Moot Hall, Market Place,  Keswick

Map location   exact or closely approximate

Year opened   1813

Year closed   Unknown

Century of Operation   1800-1899

Building Type   Moot Hall

Remarks   Grade II* listed but listing does not reference lock-up. Roy's Blog claims part of building was used as a courtroom but this could not be verified.

Descriptions

'On island site at south end of street. Original building was 1571, rebuilt 1695. Present building 1813. Lime-washed stone and slate walling with stone dressings and quoins. Square tower on north end with round-arched doorway up double flight of steps with wrought iron railings, a half-moon window, and clock face or blind circle above; top cornice and pagoda roof with windvane. Side facades have 3 round-arched windows up, and 3 round arches below, formerly open, now barred. Scheduled AM. '

Historic England, National Heritage List for England, 'The Moot Hall, Main Street', Keswick, LEN1137345

'The bars on the ground-floor windows and a small 'cell' below the tower suggest that the place was possibly used as a prison at some time.'

Lake District National Park (Jeff Parker), 'Moot Hall, Keswick'

Featured Images

  • Keswick, Moot Hall 8.30AMPhoto © John Harrison (cc-by-sa/2.0)

SOURCES

    Historic England, National Heritage List for England, 'The Moot Hall, Main Street', Keswick, LEN1137345

  • https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1137345
  • Lake District National Park (Jeff Parker), 'Moot Hall, Keswick'

  • https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visiting/places-to-go/explore-derwent-water-and-keswick/uniquelyderwentwater/moothall
  • Roy's Blog, 'CUMBRIA. Lock-ups at Cartmel, Hawkshead, Keswick and Workington.' (29 March 2013)

  • http://roys-roy.blogspot.com/2013/03/lock-ups-at-cartmel-hawkshead-keswick.html

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