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Post Medieval/Modern · Lock Up

The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden

Flintshire, Wales
Cadw SAM FL078
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Lock Up
Broad class
Civil
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Lock-Up, Hawarden is a Post-Medieval civil lock-up situated in the village of Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales. Built during the nineteenth century, this modest structure served as a place of temporary detention for minor offenders and miscreants awaiting trial or removal to larger gaols. The building exemplifies the type of small-scale local holding facilities that were established in Welsh villages and market towns during the Georgian and Victorian periods to support evolving systems of law enforcement and order. Its survival as a standing structure provides material evidence of provincial criminal justice administration and community policing arrangements in nineteenth-century Wales.

The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL078. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden?

The Lock-Up, Hawarden is a Post-Medieval civil lock-up situated in the village of Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL078.

What period does The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden date from?

The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a lock up. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden?

The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is FL078.

What other scheduled monuments are near The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wat's Dyke: Section N of Carlton Grange (6.8 km), Wat's Dyke: Section N of Bryn Estyn (7 km), Wat's Dyke: Section N of the Rectory, Hope (7.3 km).

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