The Cage, Shenley...England
'Shenley's Cage, which is thought to date from the early 1700s, was used mainly overnight for locking-up drunks until they had sobered up, or lawbreakers until they appeared at Barnet or St Albans magistrates courts...Bob Dearden, secretary of Shenley Village Society, said the Cage would have been cold and damp at times, adding: "It is next to water and has never been heated. '
Borehamwood & Elstree Times, 'A Night in the Cage Used to be a Fit Punishment for Drunkards'
The Cage, Shenley...England
'Shenley's Cage, which is thought to date from the early 1700s, was used mainly overnight for locking-up drunks until they had sobered up, or lawbreakers until they appeared at Barnet or St Albans magistrates courts...Bob Dearden, secretary of Shenley Village Society, said the Cage would have been cold and damp at times, adding: "It is next to water and has never been heated. '
Borehamwood & Elstree Times, 'A Night in the Cage Used to be a Fit Punishment for Drunkards'