Town Gate Stocks, Midgley
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Town Gate Stocks, Midgley
Image: © Paul Glazzard Taken: 10 Mar 2007
Stocks at Town Syke Well on the north side of Town Gate, Midgley. The stocks were used as a punishment from the 14th century until 1825 when cells were built underneath the school either at Midgley or Luddenden.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.733894
Longitude
-1.956912