Nation England
County Gloucestershire
Location In the tower of St James' Church, Westerleigh
Map location exact or closely approximate
Year opened Unknown
Year closed Unknown
Building Type Church
Remarks Church is Grade I listed but lock-up not referenced in listing.
'The tower - once used as the village lock up - is a fine three-stage, tall and slim perpendicular in style, with diagonal buttresses and octagonal stairwell leading to the ornate turret and slim pinnacles.'
Andrew Plaster, Bristol & Avon Family History Society, 'Westerleigh'
Description: Tower of the Church of St James the Great, Westerleigh
Photo by: Photo © Jaggery (cc-by-sa/2.0)
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