County Jail
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County Jail
Image: © Trevor Rickard Taken: 6 Aug 2007
This terrace was originally a jail. Built in 1740, it was the county jail for Montgomeryshire. There is a good quote on a plaque on the wall concerning inmates - "In 1803 there were debtors 3, felons 10, lunaticks 3". A new jail was built in 1832.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.560112
Longitude
-3.149957