Prince Rupert's Tower
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Prince Rupert's Tower, or The Roundhouse, is an old Bridewell or lock-up
that is still located on Everton Brow, in Netherfield Road, Everton, Liverpool. It is used on the crest of Everton F.C.
. The tower takes it name from Prince Rupert of the Rhine
who stayed in the village a century earlier.
It was built in 1787, and was used to incarcerate wrong-doers until they could be hauled before the magistrate the following morning.
An early print of Everton Brow by Liverpool
artist Herdman in 1800 shows the small round house with a conical roof in the middle of the penfold (cattle enclosure) which had been constructed to incarcerate drunks and deviants for the night.
Also going by the nicknames "Stewbum's Palace" or the "Stone Jug" in its day, there is a display about the lock-up in the Liverpool Museum.
Used primarily these days by council workmen to store their tools, the tower itself has fallen into disrepair recently but in May 1997, then-chairman Peter Johnson
announced a plan to spend £15,000 on renovating what is one of Everton FC's most enduring symbols. The club's Megastore also incorporated the tower design into its commanding facade.
Note that the depiction of Rupert's Tower has changed a bit on the latest version of the Club crest — the tower has sprung a foundation visible below the girding fenceline.
In 2003, a plaque was added to the site stating its importance to Everton Football Club.
Village lock-up
Village lock-ups are historic buildings that were used for the temporary detention of people in rural parts of England and Wales. They were often used for the confinement of drunks who were usually released the next day or to hold people being brought before the local magistrate. A typical village...
that is still located on Everton Brow, in Netherfield Road, Everton, Liverpool. It is used on the crest of Everton F.C.
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
. The tower takes it name from Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, 1st Duke of Cumberland, 1st Earl of Holderness , commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, KG, FRS was a noted soldier, admiral, scientist, sportsman, colonial governor and amateur artist during the 17th century...
who stayed in the village a century earlier.
It was built in 1787, and was used to incarcerate wrong-doers until they could be hauled before the magistrate the following morning.
An early print of Everton Brow by Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
artist Herdman in 1800 shows the small round house with a conical roof in the middle of the penfold (cattle enclosure) which had been constructed to incarcerate drunks and deviants for the night.
Also going by the nicknames "Stewbum's Palace" or the "Stone Jug" in its day, there is a display about the lock-up in the Liverpool Museum.
Used primarily these days by council workmen to store their tools, the tower itself has fallen into disrepair recently but in May 1997, then-chairman Peter Johnson
Peter Johnson
Peter Robert Johnson , is a Birkenhead based business man and football investor.The son of a butcher, Johnson helped build the family business into Park Foods, the leading supplier of Christmas hampers in the early 1990s. From this base, Johnson took Tranmere Rovers from the foot of the Football...
announced a plan to spend £15,000 on renovating what is one of Everton FC's most enduring symbols. The club's Megastore also incorporated the tower design into its commanding facade.
Note that the depiction of Rupert's Tower has changed a bit on the latest version of the Club crest — the tower has sprung a foundation visible below the girding fenceline.
In 2003, a plaque was added to the site stating its importance to Everton Football Club.