Looking at the The Wiltshire Family History Society page on Wiltshire Words: http://www.wiltshirefhs.co.uk/databases-wiltshirewords.html I saw reference to Blind-house, which was a local lock up with no windows. This reminded of the one in Bradford-on-Avon. The nine-arched Town Bridge in the centre of Bradford-on-Avon is distinguished by the small domed building on its upriver side. This is sometimes called a chapel, but there is little evidence for its having a religious connection. It was the 17th-century writer, John Aubrey, who noted, perhaps incorrectly, that there was a 'little chapell' on the bridge. The Blind House, as it is known, has been used as a lock-up for unruly townsfolk and as a toll house when animals were being taken to market. -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com