What is recorded here

This green commemorative plaque records: The Lock-Up Built in 1796 to house drunks and criminals overnight, it later accommodated cholera victims and refugees from the Irish Famine. Recorded plaque organisation: Wavertree Society.

The Lock-Up, built in 1796 in Wavertree, served as a temporary holding facility for lawbreakers and intoxicated individuals, and later played a role during public health crises by housing cholera victims and Irish famine refugees.

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