GREATER LONDON. Lock-ups at Cranford, Hampstead, Stoke Newington and Biggin Hill..

I have located just four remaining lock-ups in the Greater London area.

 

 

The lock-up in Cranford High Street dates to 1838 and was later used as a mortuary.

It seems to be a Grade 11 listed building but I have been unable to find the actual listing.

 

I am grateful to Maxwell Hamilton for allowing me to copy his Flickr photographs.

 

 

 

CRANFORD

 

Photo's by Maxwell Hamilton with expressed permission.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Information about the lock-up at Hampstead is displayed on a wall plaque :

 

 

HAMPSTEAD

 

Photo's by Mike Smith with expressed permission

 

I am grateful to Mike Smith for the use of his photograph's.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo by Chris Gunns

 

© Copyright Chris Gunns and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

 

I am grateful to Chris Gunns for the use of his Geograph photograph

 

 

 

 

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The lock-up at Stoke Newington is situated in Red Lion Lane and dates to 1824.

An engine house was first built on the site in 1821

and this watch house with lock-up was added in 1824.

 

 

 

STOKE NEWINGTON

 

Photo by Lucy Fisher with expressed permission.

 

I am grateful to Lucy Fisher for allowing me to copy her Flickr photograph.

 

 

 

 

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The lock-up at Biggin Hill is situated in Jail Lane, TN16 3AX and now forms part of the

Old Jail public house.  It dates to c.1800.

 

 

 

BIGGIN HILL

OS Grid Reference: TQ4340759353
OS Grid Coordinates: 543407, 159353
Latitude/Longitude: 51.3152, 0.0564

 

Photo by Ian Capper.

© Copyright Ian Capper and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

I am grateful to Ian Capper for the use of his Geograph photograph.

 

 The property was Grade 11 listed 29.6.1973 (No.358591) and described as :

C18. 2 buildings. Sate roof. 2 storeys, weatherboarded 1st floor and brick ground floor painted over.Right side C19 chimney. Left side has 1st  floor  stable door.

Listing NGR TQ4340759353

Source: English Heritage

Listed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence.

The Old Jail Public House - Bromley - Greater London - England

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The lock-up at Twickenham has long gone but there are records of it to be seen at
http://www.twickenham-museum.org.uk/detail.asp?ContentID=247
together with an 1840's print of the lock-up.


It appears that Church Vestry records refer to the Watch House, Cage, Lock-up, Crosshouse and Roundhouse which over a period of time was moved to different locations. In 1684 the Vestry ordered that the 'crosshouse' in the town centre be boarded up and converted into a cage.
In 1737 the Vestry constructed a Watchhouse in the town centre and in 1764 it was moved to the Common.



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