What’s this?

[soad]

Located in a sleepy Yorkshire village.

Spotted it from a corner of my eye, had to quickly stop next to this fancy place in order to take a photo.

[anonymous-user]

Set of stocks? one set for adults, other set for kids?

[vixen1700]

Stocks?

[Johnnytheboy]

Yep they are stocks.

[AndySheff]

This has to be the worst 'What's this ?' thread ever.

[soad]

A form of punishment? The very first time I’ve spotted these.

[anonymous-user]

soad said:

A form of punishment? The very first time I’ve spotted these.

Yes, traditionally they used to have two smaller holes either side for hands/arms, then a larger one for heads in the middle. You get locked in and then the locals are invited to throw, i think traditionally, rotten fruit and veg at you.

Some variations like this one might be hands and feet through which would be excrutiating at a guess, i might be old but i'm not old enough to have ever been in a set of stocks.

[Sheets Tabuer]

[The Mad Monk]

slopes said:

Yes, traditionally they used to have two smaller holes either side for hands/arms, then a larger one for heads in the middle. You get locked in and then the locals are invited to throw, i think traditionally, rotten fruit and veg at you.

Some variations like this one might be hands and feet through which would be excrutiating at a guess, i might be old but i'm not old enough to have ever been in a set of stocks.

You are confusing stocks wth pillories.

Two different things.

[soad]

Sheets Tabuer said:

I’m a city boy.

[Scrump]

OP, do you live in the Doncaster area?


Quoted from the Facebook thread:

surveyor said:

This has been doing the rounds in Doncaster.

[glenrobbo]

AndySheff said:

This has to be the worst 'What's this ?' thread ever.

They would be ideal to allow a pair of adulterers to spend some time together...

[anonymous-user]

The Mad Monk said:

You are confusing stocks wth pillories.

Two different things.

Probably

[LostM135idriver]

soad said:

A form of punishment? The very first time I’ve spotted these.

Maybe, or an outdoor wine rack.

[anonymous-user]

I’ve seen this before, I think it’s a glory hole? I haven’t seen them outside though.

[soad]

Scrump said:

OP, do you live in the Doncaster area?


Quoted from the Facebook thread:

surveyor said:

This has been doing the rounds in Doncaster.

No, that’s many a miles away.

Just what are you implying?

[glenrobbo]

soad said:

Scrump said:

OP, do you live in the Doncaster area?


Quoted from the Facebook thread:

surveyor said:

This has been doing the rounds in Doncaster.

No, that’s many a miles away.

Just what are you implying?

That somebody is getting fed up with being pilloried all the time?

[soad]

Perhaps it’s slightly off topic, but I do know that Barkisland Hall was at some point purchased by Baron Joseph Kagan (Gannex/Kagan Textiles Limited) for corporate entertainment.

The then-Prime Minister Harold Wilson (a friend of his) stayed there on occasions.

[Cotty]

It could be to hold two people, one sitting each side.

[Scrump]

Cotty said:

It could be to hold two people, one sitting each side.

Or two people like this: