'''Wavertree Lock-up''' is an 18th-century grade II listed village lock-up located in Wavertree, Liverpool, England. {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{coord|53.3983|-2.9144|name=Wavertree Lock-up, Liverpool|display=title}} {{Infobox Historic Site | name = Wavertree Lock-up | native_name = | image =File:Wavertree lockup 1.jpg | caption = | locmapin = | location = Wavertree, Liverpool | area = | built = 1796 | demolished = | rebuilt = | restored = 1869 | restored_by = James Picton | architect = | governing_body = | designation1 =Grade II Listed Building | designation1_offname = | designation1_date =28 June 1952<ref>{{cite web|title=Lock Up A Grade II Listed Building in Wavertree, Liverpool|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101068320-lock-up-wavertree-ward#.WUafdevyvIV|publisher=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk|accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref> | designation1_number =1068320 }}
==History== Funded by local residents, the lock-up was constructed in 1796 as a drunk tank to hold intoxicated persons overnight. Prior to its construction a local unpaid constable was charged with looking after drunks in their own home all the while claiming an expense of 2 shillings. Eventually, it became cheaper for a lock-up to be built rather than house drunks with a constable and therefore the building was constructed. Made from yellow sandstone, the building is octagonal in shape, two storeys high and made of local sandstone.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1068320 |desc=Lock up, Childwall, Liverpool |access-date=18 June 2017 |mode=cs2 |fewer-links=x}}</ref>
During the 1840s the lock-up served as an isolation room for cholera victims and later during the Irish famine accommodation for families. In 1869, James Picton replaced the building's original flat roof with a pointed one to prevent prisoners from escaping through the building's roof.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chitty|first1=Mike|title=Wavertree Lock-Up|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/localhistory/mersey_times/issue_01/lock_up.shtml|publisher=BBC|accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref>
==See also== *Grade II listed buildings in Liverpool-L15
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==External links== * {{commons category inline|Wavertree lockup}}
Category:Grade II listed buildings in Liverpool Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1796 Category:Unused buildings in Liverpool Category:1796 establishments in England Category:Grade II listed prison buildings