The stocks have five holes. This was allegedly for an old, one legged soldier and his two drinking companions who were often in the stocks for their drunken antics.
Another story is that a parishioner once got confined in them for daring to suggest that he could preach a better sermon than the rector!
Source: “Folklore of Warwickshire” by Roy Palmer
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The stocks have five holes. This was allegedly for an old, one legged soldier and his two drinking companions who were often in the stocks for their drunken antics.
Another story is that a parishioner once got confined in them for daring to suggest that he could preach a better sermon than the rector!
Source: “Folklore of Warwickshire” by Roy Palmer
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