Paignton Clink blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Paignton Clink - an almost unique mediaeval lock-up for petty offenders - last used in 1867 Recorded plaque organisation: Torbay Borough Council.

Paignton Clink was a medieval lock-up used to detain minor offenders; it is one of the few remaining examples of such structures from that period, last used in 1867.