Stocks, Rochdale Parish Church
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Stocks, Rochdale Parish Church
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 27 Mar 1951
These stocks, which were installed in 1688, were last used by a local miscreant named Billy Pod in 1822, but I would suggest they might be at least as effective as ASBOs to deter the brainless morons who deface our towns and cities with graffiti.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.614345
Longitude
-2.157167