Later buildings of some merit include the Lock Up dated 1837. This is completely Georgian in appearance with its Flemish Bond brickwork and Tonne slate roof. Its appearance is only marred by the clay hip tiles. Presumably it was once used as a prison of some kind or as a pound for stray animals. Farndon: The History of a Cheshire Village, Frank A. Latham (Ed.), (1981), p.82.

Heritage England, official list entry

Location   65 High Street, Farndon - SJ4142754522

Year opened   1837

Year listed   1984

Detail    Grade II listed. Former Lockup (1837), converted into a garage and now a bed and breakfast. Flemish bond brickwork with pale headers; pyramidal roof of graded grey slate. Projecting garage doors replace the former doorway. 2 semicircular barred, stone-cased openings above a plain stone band, 2 metres above floor-level. Between the openings is inscribed LOCKUP 1837.

Source: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, 'Village Lock Up, LEN 1228751'

Farndon: The History of a Cheshire Village, Frank A. Latham (Ed.)

Later buildings of some merit include the Lock Up dated 1837. This is completely Georgian in appearance with its Flemish Bond brickwork and Tonne slate roof. Its appearance is only marred by the clay hip tiles. Presumably it was once used as a prison of some kind or as a pound for stray animals. [NB. The pencil sketch shown above appears on page 82]

Frank A. Latham (Ed.), Farndon: The History of a Cheshire Village, (1981), p.105.

Mount View, adjoining the Lock Up The Fire Station was the Lock-up (dated 1837) and adjoined 'Mount View' in the High Street which was used as a Catholic Church. [Lathom (1981), p.44.

Other details

A small stone built room with a heavy grill on the window...It was free standing before the conversion into a B&B some time in the last 20 years.

Notes from resident and owner of the property

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Further Reading

Prison History - 'Village Lock Ups'

Criminal Historian - 'Village Lock Ups'

Village Lock-ups - Wikipedia