The village lock-up
Introduction
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The village lock-up
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 9 Dec 2015
Like many places, Buckland Dinham had a little problem with unruly inhabitants - often thanks to over-imbibing the local juice. In order to re-establish some law and order small cells were built to hold them until they sobered up. They are often called lock-ups or blind houses - due to not having any windows! They served the community until the introduction of a robust police force and system in the nineteenth century. Many old lock-ups are now either derelict, re-used or even demolished. See Image] for the door.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.259608
Longitude
-2.352921