Summary
The mortuary and lock-up, 10m north-east of No.2 Faversham Road.
Reasons for Designation
A mortuary is a building or room used for holding, viewing or identifying dead bodies prior to burial or cremation. The early 18th century example at Lenham was attached to a workhouse. It was a secure and well-sited at the centre of Lenham and would have been easily adapted to its later use as a lock-up. Lock-ups, also known as round houses, blind houses and clinks, are temporary holding places for offenders being brought before the magistrate. Sometimes a cell was located in or under a public building, but most lock-ups were purpose built, usually small square, rectangular, octagonal or occasionally circular stone buildings. Most were windowless with one or two ventilation grilles, often set under the eaves or into the single door. The earliest recorded lock-up dates from the 13th century, and most fell out of use when police stations with their own holding facilities were established.
History
See Details.
Details
This record was the subject of a minor enhancement on 16 March 2015. 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.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number:
KE 152
Legacy System:
RSM - OCN
Sources
Other
Legal
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. This entry is a copy, the original is held by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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