Post Medieval Stocks at Atherstone
Description of this historic site
A pillory or stocks, a wooden frame containing holes through which criminals would put their hands and feet as a punishment. The stocks date to the Post Medieval period. They are now situated in the RDC Centre in Sheepy Road, Atherstone.
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Notes about this historic site
1 Atherstone stocks are in the RDC depot at Sheepey Road. They were moved there when the Hall was used by the Fire Brigade in the last war.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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