Town Pound -- Canterbury, Kent, UK
N 51° 16.563 E 001° 04.891
31U E 366186 N 5682271
The Canterbury town pound outside the old city walls along Upper Bridge Street
Waymark Code: WMT4K2
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/24/2016
Views: 19
In 1830 the Canterbury Town Pound was located outside the old city wall along Upper Bridge Road. It was under the jurisdiction of local Alderman Warren Chamberlain.
The only information we could find out about this old pound was on the wall itself where a smooth limestone plaques inset into the old city wall read:
"1830
CITY POUND
ALDERMAN WARREN CHAMBERLAIN"
Approximate dimensions: unknown due to modern road construction
Condition: Portions intact, some disrepair
Marked by sign?: yes
Construction Material: Stone
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