Allotments Act 1922 notice, St Dials, Cwmbran
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Allotments Act 1922 notice, St Dials, Cwmbran
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 30 Jan 2011
The now faded and paint-daubed notice on the entrance gate http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2290586 to St Dials Allotments quotes a relevant extract from the 1922 Allotments Act relating to persons causing damage in the allotments. It shows that offenders are liable to a fine of £20 on summary conviction. No doubt later legislation has increased the penalty considerably. In terms of average costs, £20 would be about £900 today, and in terms of average wages, about £3,500, figures which show how much more spending power the average person has today, apparently...
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