1 A building is shown here on a 1781 Estate map, and two pieces of land immediately adjoining and behind it are called ‘Workhouse Close’ and ‘Workhouse Land’.
2 The South ...
The site of the workhouse which housed the poor of the parish during the Imperial period. A building and two fields called 'Workhouse Close' and 'Workhouse Land' are marked on an Estate Map of 1781. The probable remains of the workhouse were revealed during excavation at The Blundells, Albion Street, Kenilworth.
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 ...
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.