Old Parish Lock Up
OLD PARISH LOCK UP, 11, CANNON LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1272513
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Old Parish Lock Up
- Statutory Address:
- OLD PARISH LOCK UP, 11, CANNON LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1272513
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Jan-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Old Parish Lock Up
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD PARISH LOCK UP, 11, CANNON LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- OLD PARISH LOCK UP, 11, CANNON LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Camden (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 26643 86126
Details
CAMDEN
TQ2686SE CANNON LANE
798-1/17/168 (West side)
11/08/50 No.11
Old parish lock-up
(Formerly Listed as:
CANNON PLACE
Old Parish Lock-up)
GV II
Parish lock-up, now forming the entrance passage to a later
house. c1730, built into garden wall of No.14, Cannon Place
(qv). Brown brick wall with plinth base and circular tie
plates. Single storey 2 windows. Segmental arched doorway with
brick dentil cornice and original ledged and braced door with
wrought-iron hinges. Doorway flanked on either side by small,
heavily barred, lunettes. INTERIOR: vaulted brick single cell.
HISTORICAL NOTE: prisoners were held here prior to appearing
before magistrates at No.14 Cannon Place. The lock-up was in
use until 1832 and is one of the few left in London.
Listing NGR: TQ2664386126
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 476839
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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