| Law and order around Victorian Presteigne |
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Almost everything changed in Queen
Victoria's time, including the ways in which people who broke
the law were treated. Some examples of Victorian crime and punishment connected with Presteigne are shown on these pages... |
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A
police force for Radnorshire
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Highway
robbery in 1848
Five "very dangerous characters" in jail |
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A
case of theft in 1845
A pole thief from Old Radnor |
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Plans
for a Presteigne "Lock-up"
A place to lock up Victorian villains in 1843 |
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Accused
of stealing chickens
A woman charged with a fowl deed in 1877 |
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In
prison for debt
New prison rules for debtors, 1847 |
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A
turnkey for the County jail
Hiring a new jailer in 1848 |
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