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
- muted-attic-willow
- 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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