Overview
Paignton Clink blue plaque at Church Street Mews, Paignton, England records Paignton Clink. Its saved words give the local connection directly: “Paignton Clink - an almost unique mediaeval lock-up for petty offenders - last used in 1867”
Why it was made
This marker was made to keep the connection between Paignton Clink and Church Street Mews, Paignton, England visible. Open Plaques connects Torbay Borough Council with this marker. The saved record does not add a separate unveiling story unless the inscription itself gives one.
People and events
The plaque's exact saved inscription reads: “Paignton Clink - an almost unique mediaeval lock-up for petty offenders - last used in 1867”. The people list identifies Paignton Clink, described in the source as gaol.
How it worked
The source records a blue plaque at Church Street Mews, Paignton, England. A person reading it there can connect the named people, work or event to the exact local setting rather than to a loose biography elsewhere.
What remains
The saved Open Plaques entry was marked current when this account was checked. Its individual source page is plaque 55711; this account does not turn that saved record into a promise about present access or condition.
Why it mattered
The local value is the precise link between Paignton Clink and Church Street Mews, Paignton, England. The plaque preserves that small piece of evidence in public view, so the action, residence, work or event in its own words is not reduced to a name and dates alone.
History checked 16 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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