Information for record number MWA2116:
Site of Gaol off Church Street

Summary The site of a lock up or prison dating to the Imperial period. It was owned by the Dean and Chapter of Worcester, and is marked on a tithe award map of 1842. It was situated off Church Street, Shipston on Stour.
What Is It?  
Type: Prison, Lock Up
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Shipston on Stour
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 25 40
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Building No 449. A Lock-up House owned by the Dean and Chapter of Worcester.
2 Mawkin End, a short wide area formed by the convergence of Shoemakers Street and the Shambles. Local tradition has it that the local 'Lock-up' was situated at the W end of the street. It is clearly shown on reference
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Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Soliloquies of Old Shipston
Author/originator: Drinkwater P
Date: 1979
Page Number: 65-55
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Tithe Award Map of 1842
Author/originator:
Date: 1842
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Shipston on Stour
   
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SHAMBLES * Traditionally a place where meat and fish were sold. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument LOCK UP * A prison used for temporary detention. The typical village lock-up was a one-storeyed, one-celled building, sometimes of round or polygonal plan. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument LOCK * A section of the water channel on a canal or river shut off above and below by lock gates provided with sluices to let the water out and in, and thus raise or lower boats from one level to another. Use more specific type where known. back
monument PRISON * An establishment where offenders are confined. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back

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