TE="Vivienne14, post: 437224, member: 14520"]A bit more info and a picture of the stocks from the Public Office yard. The ground floor of the Public Office was used by the Street Commissioners for meetings and the upper level was used as the court. The Moor Street prison became inadequate in the 1830s so, between 1837 and 1849, it was used only for prisoners immediately before trial and immediately after conviction. Between committal and trial, and to serve their sentences, prisoners were sent to the county prison at Warwick. Sometimes crimes were dealt with locally, for which these stocks were put to use. The stocks were originally positioned at the Welch Cross (junction of Bull Street,High Street and Dale End) but were removed in1806 to the Public Office yard. In 1906 the stocks were moved to Aston Hall. Viv.
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Hi All.
I have just read that those of a more respectable class (i.e. had a bit of money) who were brought to Moor Street Prison were supplied with a feather bed and clean sheets etc for which a charge of one shilling per night was made which went to the Borough Fund. So much for all being equal
Old Boy