MY favourite place in Hertford

Hertford Castle

By Holly Bolt

Castle

HERTFORD

My favourite place in Hertford is the dungeons in Hertford Castle. I like the dungeons because they are interesting and spooky. Years ago people would get sent to the dungeons for taking one apple from the kitchen. Many years ago the dungeons were so dark you could not even see your hand in front of you! The dungeons are deep down and are very cold.

A fact that I found interesting was that vagrancy was a big problem. Tramps had to prove that they were  able-bodied to qualify by doing physical work, by, for instance, breaking three hundred weight of stone for the roads. A bath was compulsory, and no comforts were provided.

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