A Queen Anne mansion. The name probably refers to the whole estate at the time, not just the house. About 1730, when the house was used as a court, a lock-up was built into the garden wall.
Gerald Du Maurier lived here with his family including his daughter Daphne. Used as a location for the black comedy film Bunny Lake is Missing, 1965.
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Cannon Hall
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Parish Lock-up
Parish Lock-up About 1730, this lock-up was built into the garden wall of Ca...
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Marshalsea Prison
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Old Watch House - E17
Before an effective police force was established each local council or vestry organised their own watchmen. The watch house was where they would hold prisoners before they appeared in court. Like t...
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Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor
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Giltspur Street compter
A prison for debtors. The picture is by George Shepherd, brother of Thomas.
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Sir Tasker Watkins
Soldier and judge. Born at 9 Station Terrace, Nelson, Glamorgan. In Normandy, he led an assault on a German machine-gun post. After all the other officers were killed in the approach, he continued ...
Person, Armed Forces, Law, France, Wales
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