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Bradford on Avon Town Bridge Lock Up

Bridge Street, Town Bridge, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1BY

  • Multiple dates available
  • | In person
  • | Pre-booking not required
  • | Site opening

Bradford on Avon town bridge prison open to the public to view inside the 13th Century lock up. Originally used to lock up town drunks for the night before then taken to see the magistrate in the morning. This lock up is well worth a visit.

John Aubrey, writing in the 1660s, mentioned that the building was a chapel. The building originally belonged to the Abbey of Shaftesbury and was passed down with the manor until the early 20th century. The antiquarian architect Sir Harold Brakspear restored the lock up in 1927. During restoration, medieval stone work was discovered.

Timings

Friday 18 September:
1000-1600
Saturday 19 September:
1000-1600
Sunday 20 September:
1000-1600

Location & directions

Bridge Street, Town Bridge, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1BY

Contact on day:
Miss Katie Ponsford
Telephone number:
+441225864240

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking not required

Additional information

Max number of people:
6
Estimated duration:
10 minute(s)

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