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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Bush Tucker Man on March 21, 2006, 21:46:46

Title: British Institution
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on March 21, 2006, 21:46:46

In a village close to where we live is this memento of the past

One occupant of the picture is considered to be an archaic relic, that forces its occupants into the role of social pariah who are reviled in the press

The other is a set of Stocks

Grade 2 listing apparantly, so we can't use them, in case they get damaged :roll:


Bring 'em back into use I say!, town centre humiliation for the louts & vandals.
Am I right?

Title: British Institution
Post by: sleeplessparadise on March 21, 2006, 21:51:58

Hey have you been cruising East Bierley again?  :lol:  Only kidding I know they aren't our stocks...... will have to see if I have a pic  :-k

Title: British Institution
Post by: bullfrog on March 21, 2006, 21:54:39

Bring um back !
Definately ! :D

Title: British Institution
Post by: Sheddy on March 21, 2006, 22:18:14

Your not wrong .... physical punishment should be bought back, as should hanging.

Title: British Institution
Post by: Bishops Finger on March 22, 2006, 00:04:40

Reminds me of the stocks in Weston under Redcastle...

Title: British Institution
Post by: Lostboy on March 22, 2006, 10:06:09

Oy Richard! This is a family forum! Please keep the bedroom toys in the bedroom!!

Title: British Institution
Post by: woody on March 22, 2006, 10:31:07

hows this in Poulton le Fylde (near Blackpool)

Title: British Institution
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on March 22, 2006, 11:40:58

Quote from: "Sheddy"

Your not wrong .... physical punishment should be bought back, as should hanging.

There's a Gibbet in Halifax, essentially a guilotine.

Title: British Institution
Post by: Stormin on March 22, 2006, 19:46:19

Aye! Bring back the stocks. And the birch, the cane in schools, hanging, Oh! and if it's not too much to ask, how about some policemen,  other than traffic cops.?

Title: British Institution
Post by: H on March 22, 2006, 20:08:25

unless they have been vandalised (likely) there is  set of stocks by the church in the center of Rochdale.

H