Site of Stocks in Bridge Street

Description of this historic site

The site of stocks, in which the offender's wrists and/or ankles were held as a punishment. They dated to the Imperial period, and were located at the junction of Bridge Street and School Lane, Kenilworth. They were later moved to Borrowell Lane.

Notes about this historic site

1 At one time the old stocks were placed near the junction of School Lane and Bridge Street. According to a local man, they were in the playground in front of the old Institute in Bridge Street. They were later moved to Borrowell Lane (see PRN 3296).

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