Tuxford Lock-up
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Tuxford Lock-up
Image: © Trevor Rickard Taken: 22 Aug 2012
The two-cell lock-up was used to contain troublemakers until local magistrates decided their fate. Tuxford was a main coaching stop on the old Great North Road, a source of all sorts of villains. It was also close to the Sherwood Forest and its highwaymen. Around 1850 the building of the railways brought in navvies and their drunken pay-days, which led to an increase in trade. But by the late 19th century usage had tailed off and the last prisoner was held here around 1900.
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Image Location
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53.229607
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-0.899662