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The Lock Up, School Lane, Eaton Socon

History of the Lock Up

Listed Building

Circa 1826, restored 1963. … Stone plaque on west wall inscribed “The Eaton Socon Cage. This ancient lock-up was built in 1826 for the confinement of local malefactors. Restored in 1963 it is now in the care of the Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire Naturalists Trust. (Historic England)

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