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Court Leet, Stockport and Dungeon, Stockport plaque

Commemorative plaque

Overview

Court Leet, Stockport and Dungeon, Stockport plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Stockport. This commemorative plaque records: Stockport Dungeon and Court Leet. Before 1824 the town's justice was administered from this building.

Why it was made

The saved account records: This commemorative plaque records: Stockport Dungeon and Court Leet.

People and events

The saved account records: Before 1824 the town's justice was administered from this building.

How it worked

The saved account records: Prisoners were held in the cells accessed from inside and from Mealhouse Brow.

What remains

The official record fixes the place and calls it Commemorative plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.

Why it mattered

Court Leet, Stockport and Dungeon, Stockport plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Stockport Dungeon and Court Leet. Before 1824 the town's justice was administered from this building. Prisoners were held in the cells accessed from inside and from Mealhouse Brow. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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