Scheduled Monument record MDR5534 - Lock-up and Pinfold, Church Street, Sandiacre

Lock-up and Pinfold, Church Street, Sandiacre, originally built in 1660. 'Village lock up and pound, Church Street, Sandiacre. This small square ashlar building, of probable 18th century date, is about 10 feet high with a pyramidal tiled roof. Grade 2.' (1) 'The pinfold and lock up are situated in the old market place of Sandiacre and date from about Charles II. The pinfold is surrounded by a stone wall 19ft x 22ft and 6ft high. In the corner is the lock up, 9ft square and 12ft high. There are two windows and a door leading into the market place. A shelf running the length of the lock up is said to be the sleeping apartment for the prisoner. The condition of the lock up was described prior to scheduling as being rather poor, with holes appearing in the roof and the stonework crumbling away.' (2) 'Village lock-up and pound. 1660, rebuilt in the late 18th century. Grade II.' (3) From the National Heritage List for England (for Listed Building): 'PARISH OF SANDIACRE CHURCH STREET SK 43 NE 2/106 (East Side) Village Lock-Up 10.11.67 and Pound II Village lock-up and pound. 1660, rebuilt in late C18. Sandstone ashlar with sandstone dressings and pyramidal plain tile roof, plus eaves band. Small square lock-up building about 12 feet high with plank door to west face and two small windows to south face, one above the other. Attached to south side is a tall ashlar wall with rounded copings which curves round to east forming a pound. Over the door is a plaque inscribed 'Erected as a village lock-up and pound for the imprisonment of stray animals about the year '1660 AD'. This is also an Ancient Monument. Listing NGR: SK4794237077.' (4) From the National Heritage List for England (for Scheduled Monument): 'Summary Not currently available for this entry. Reasons for Designation Not currently available for this entry. History Not currently available for this entry. Details This record has been generated from an "old county number" (OCN) scheduling record. These are monuments that were not reviewed under the Monuments Protection Programme and are some of our oldest designation records. As such they do not yet have the full descriptions of their modernised counterparts available. Please contact us if you would like further information.' (5)