Old Stocks and Prison, Illingworth
Exterior view of the prison at Illingworth, near Halifax, West Yorkshire.
Author: Unknown
Date: not dated
Location: Illingworth
Format: Postcard - Mono
Document ID: 100232
Library ID: 34561033
The gaol, or jail, and stocks are situated north-west of Halifax, on the Keighley Road, and are dated 'G.K. 1697'. The initials are those of George Kitchenman, constable of Ovenden in that year. Over the main door is the inscription "Let him that stole steal no more, but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth." Eph IV, 28.
The stocks are also dated 'G.K. 1679', which is inscribed on one of the stones. On the other are written 'A. H.' and 'G. R.' above a crown with the motto "Know thy Self" below.
In recent years the building has deteriorated and the windows have been boarded up to prevent vandalism.
Still standing 2003.
