MCC2713 - Town cage - Colchester Heritage Explorer

Monument record MCC2713 - Town cage

Summary

A public cage stood next to St Nicholas Church until 1809.

Location

Grid reference	TL 9978 2520 (point)
Map sheet	TL92NE
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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LOCK UP (Post Medieval Colchester 1 - 1540 AD? to 1700 AD?)

Full Description

A public cage stood next to St Nicholas Church until 1809. <1> According the VCH this was in use 1760-1810 <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SCC673 Serial: 1892-1957. The Essex Review. 224, Vol LVI.
<2> SCC19 Monograph: Cooper, Janet (Ed). 1994. Vol. IX, The Borough of Colchester, A History of the County of Essex. Volume IX. p279.

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Event - Survey: Reference to Public Cage near St Nicholas Church, Colchester, 1809 (Ref: ECC2525) (ECC2525)

Record last edited

Dec 5 2001 12:00AM

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