Alternative Names Lingfield Cage, Lingfield Gaol
Nation England
County Surrey
Location junction of Plaistow Road and Gun Pit Road Lingfield
Map location exact or closely approximate
Year opened 1773
Year closed 1882
Century of Operation 1700-1799, 1800-1899
Building Type Lock Up
Remarks Attached to St Peter's Cross
'The monument includes St Peter’s Cross with adjoining village cage or lock-up situated at the junction of the roads leading to Lingfield village and Dormansland. The cross was erected by Sir Reginald Cobham in around 1437 to mark the boundary between Putlenden and Builleshurst Manors. Only the pedestal remains, which forms an obelisk about 6m high. The adjoining lock-up, a sandstone building with a Horsham slab roof, was added in 1773. It has a square-stepped tower to the south and a cell with planked door to the north. According to documentary sources, the former lock-up was last used in 1882.'
Historic England, National Heritage List for England, 'Village Cage and St Peter's Cross, LEN 1005942' (https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1005942)
Photo © Richard Rogerson (cc-by-sa/2.0)Archive name: Surrey History Centre
Catalogue ref: 4348/2/34/3
Collection:
Description: Watercolour of Plaistow Street, Lingfield, showing the Cage or Gaol
Dates: 1822
Archive name: Surrey History Centre
Catalogue ref: 6316/6323
Collection:
Description: Francis Frith photograph of Lingfield, pond and Gaol
Dates: 1895
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