Tŷ Crwn, Barmouth, Gwynedd

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Brief description

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004898-ty-crwn-the-lock-up-barmouth#.Y4k-V3bP2Uk

https://barsailinst.org.uk/crwn.html

"This unusual building was constructed to lock-up the drunks and ne’er-do-wells that must have frequented a busy port like Barmouth. It was built in 1833, at the orders of the local magistrates, to a circular design so that the Devil would have no corners to hide in! The space was divided into two halves by a curtain wall to enable the holding of male and female drunks separately.

There are newspaper accounts of people being locked up for merely being without a home for the night – for their own safety! The interior has been partly restored and includes two figures showing what life was like as a prisoner in the 1830's.

Barmouth Heritage Trail"

Address

Tŷ Crwn

Barmouth

LL42 1EY

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Website

https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/27638

https://barsailinst.org.uk/crwn.html

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