Coronation Street, lock up

Coronation Street, lock up

HER Number
13316
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Coronation Street, lock up
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
Class
Civil
Site Type: Broad
Legal Site
Site Type: Specific
Lock Up
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
In the 18th century there was a lock-up or kitty in Coronation Street. This was a prison for temporary detention. Typically they were one storeyed and one-celled, sometimes of round or polygonal plan.
Easting
440200
Northing
557000
Grid Reference
NZ440200557000
Sources
Nigel Green, 2009, Tough Times & Grisly Crimes, page 9