The Cage, Buntingford, Herts
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bill&ben
N 51° 56.903 W 000° 01.059
30U E 704953 N 5759499
Grade 2 listed 18th century lock up or cage on Church St, Buntingford.
Waymark Code: WM90JF
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/09/2010
Views: 3
Cages were used in small towns to imprison drunks and other minor felons for short periods of time.
The Cage at Buntingford is of early 18th century design. The roof was renewed in the mid 19th century. The cage is built from red brick in English bond with the tops of the walls in Flemish bond. The gables of the building are in dark weatherboarding and the boarded roof is covered in sheet iron. On the South side of the building there is a recessed, battened and framed door with decorative iron hinges
The Cage was renovated in 1999 by the Town Council and the Civic Society, and bears a blue plaque on the side wall and a brass plaque on the front wall.
Address:
Church St
Buntingford, Herts UK
Open to the public: No
Hours: Not listed
Fees?: Not listed
Web link: Not listed
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