The Lock Up is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1960. A C18 Lock-up. 2 related planning applications.

The Lock Up

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Country
England
Date first listed
20 December 1960
Type
Lock-up
Source
Historic England listing

Description

A late C18 village lock-up.

MATERIALS AND PLAN: built of ashlar stone and is square on plan.

DESCRIPTION: a small, square building with coursed ashlar walls with low plinth and band at band at cornice level, and a domed ashlar roof surmounted by a ball finial. There are two buttresses to the north, and to the west the lock-up is joined to the adjacent tithe barn by a wall with a timber door giving access to the lock-up.

The door, with iron studs and thick straps with decorative ends, opens into a small flagged yard, which is roofed with an iron grille. The studded door into the lock-up itself is in a chamfered surround, and inside is a lavatory and modern timber bed. The lock-up is window-less but has a high ventilation hole.

Detailed Attributes

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