Monument record MDO1245 - Village Stocks, Holwell

The four-hole wooden stocks depicted <1> 16.0m due south of St Lawrences Church, Holwell, are at present being restored, and will be returned to the original position in early 1978. The stocks were repaired about 40 years ago <3.1>, now only the iron strapping and padlock clasp appear to be of early date. <3>

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1923-33, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch three, 1927 (Map). SDO11595.

ST 69851194 Stocks (NAT)

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1, 121 (Monograph). SDO146.

'(4) Stocks, with renewed woodwork but with iron fittings which are probably of the 18th century, stand outside the church-yard wall about 20 yds. S. of the church porch'.

<3> Stone, J W, Field Investigators Comments JWS, F1 JWS 15-DEC-77 (Unpublished document). SDO11902.

<3.1> Gawler, I, 1977, Oral: Mr I Gawler, 'Weeping Ash', Holwell (Verbal communication). SDO17522.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 199551 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jan 18 2022 10:48AM