Stocks Hill, Ecclesfield. (1906)
This open space near the church was where the annual Whitsuntide Sing took place. It was also the place where the village stocks were located. Convicted drunks, brawlers and minor thieves were locked in the stocks often for several days and in all weathers. Stocks were last used in England in 1872. One 91-year old Ecclesfielder interviewed by a local newspaper reporter in 1932 said he remembered that when he was a boy drunks were still put in the stocks on Sunday morning for being drunk on Saturday night. The Feoffees Hall (in the centre background) was built in in the 1730s as a workhouse. From 1854 to 1894 it was used as a school and from 1895 until 1930 for Parish Council meetings. It was demolished in 1968.
In the photograph a group of children have been waylaid on their way home from school. In the group are Horace Hartley with the basket,Florence Hemingfield and Mary Loxley with the rolled-up pinafore in which she was carrying a cabbage, purchased on the way home. The Old White Bear Inn can be seen from behind the children.
Image Details
| Archiving Reference Number | K/006/a/S CHGA |
|---|---|
| Date | 1906 |
| Search Year | 1906 |
| Type | Photograph |
| Photographer/Artist | |
| Publisher | |
| Contributor/s | Original from Alan Boulton |
| Area | Ecclesfield |
| Collection Holder | C&HGA |
| Date Donated to the EDA | 1st September 2024 |
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