Village lock-up
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village-lock-up-293-18294491
title:
Village lock-up
text:
A village lock-up is a historic building once used for the temporary detention of people in England and Wales, mostly where official prisons or criminal courts were beyond easy walking distance. Lockups were often used for the confinement of drunks, who were usually released the next day, or to hold people being brought before the local magistrate. The archetypal form comprises a small room with a single door and a narrow slit window, grating or holes. Most lock-ups feature a tiled or stone-buil
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description:
Historic building once used for the temporary detention of people
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_lock-up
date created:
date modified:
2023-12-19T13:04:07Z
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