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| stocks, Burton-in-Kendal | ||
| Street:- | Main Street | |
| locality:- | Burton-in-Kendal | |
| civil parish:- | Burton-in-Kendal (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | stocks | |
| coordinates:- | SD53017644 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5376 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD57 | |
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 BOC50.jpg Fixings for shackles on the base of the market cross, the stocks. (taken 5.9.2007)  BWJ20.jpg Base of the market cross. (taken 6.5.2012) |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Harper 1907 |
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| source data:- | HP01p098.txt Page 98:- "... The market-cross was by way of being stocks and pillory as well, for the steps were fitted with contrivances by which petty offenders were literally "laid by the heels." There were two pairs of them, as the inquisitive may readily see: and there, thus securely fastened, the rogues and vagabonds of Burton's busier days were exposed to gibe, insult, and missile." "..." HP01p099.txt Page 99:- "..."  click to enlargeHP0104.jpg "THE MARKET CROSS AND PILLORY, BURTON-IN-KENDAL." "..." item:- JandMN : 1055.5 Image © see bottom of page |
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