To the right of the police station is an octagonal building left over from the old prison. The ‘turnkey’ lived here. What was his job? Robert Peddie was sentenced to hard labour in the prison in the 1840s. What was hard labour?

A woman was nearly drowned outside North Bar. There was a large pool of water near the Rose and Crown, where the road is today. How was the pool used? Why were people punished like this?

Find out when the North Bar was built. How much did it cost? Why do you think it was built? Think about the gate. When would it have been shut? What fitted into the groove inside the gateway?