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Middle Age Stocks & Pillory Post

Depending on the petty crime that you committed, Drunkenness, Blasphemy or swearing to name a few, you could end up being flogged or placed in the Stocks.. The Public were then permitted to throw most things at you....hence this is where the saying "Laughing Stock" came from

Aldbury, Hertfordshire. England. UK.

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Uploaded on September 13, 2019
Taken on September 12, 2019