What is recorded here
This commemorative plaque records: Braintree Cage. Built as an overnight lock-up for the restraint of the drunk and disorderly. In use c.1840-1875 Recorded plaque organisation: Braintree & Bocking Civic Society, Stonewriters.
Braintree Cage served as a lock-up facility in Essex, England, used for detaining individuals who were drunk and disorderly from around 1840 to 1875, reflecting local law enforcement practices of the Victorian era.
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