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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


photograph
BOC50.jpg  Fixings for shackles on the base of the market cross, the stocks.
(taken 5.9.2007)  
photograph
BWJ20.jpg  Base of the market cross.
(taken 6.5.2012)  

evidence:-   old text:- Harper 1907
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:-  "..."
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HP0104.jpg
"THE MARKET CROSS AND PILLORY, BURTON-IN-KENDAL."
"..."
item:-  JandMN : 1055.5
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