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WHO BUILT THE LOCK-UP, AND WHY?
The villagers of Wavertree. Previously, the village Constable (a local resident elected to the job each year) had to look after prisoners in his own house, and could claim expenses for providing them with 'board and lodging'. By the 1790s this was becoming quite expensive, and the building of a lock-up (on the Village Green), using local sandstone, was deemed to be a good investment. It was sometimes referred to as the Round House or the Prison House.
WHAT'S IT USED FOR NOW?
In the 20th century the building was used by Liverpool City Council - the building's owners - to store lawnmowers and similar equipment. Since the 1980s it has been empty.
WHAT IS THERE TO SEE?
Our 360 degree tour will show you!
A brief description of the building was published in the Preston Chronicle on 31st December 1838 (along with notes on all the other lock-ups in the County of Lancashire). It read as follows (with the original spelling and punctuation retained):
"In Wavertree an octagon stone detached building, two stories high; each story containing one cell, about nine feet in diameter inside, with a fire-place and a wooden bench to repose upon; but no yard, curtilege, or other convenience".
Today there are no seats, no fireplaces, no upper floor and no staircase - but with some imagination it's possible to work out where these things were.
Take our
360 degree tour
(courtesy of UAV Innovations Group Ltd)
to see for yourself.
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