pillory, Stamford bronze plaque — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

This bronze commemorative plaque records: Here for several centuries the pillory stood. This form of public punishment was abolished in 1837. The building opposite with the roof lantern was probably a medieval guildhall. Recorded plaque organisation: Stamford Civic Society.

The pillory was a wooden frame with holes for securing the head and hands, used to expose offenders to public ridicule and abuse; its presence here in Stamford reflects the town's participation in a widespread method of punishment that was abolished in 1837.

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