Blind Houses in Wiltshire date back to the 18th Century. The small stone buildings were used as local lock ups and they were largely windowless, hence the name.
They can be found at:
Box
Bradford on Avon
Bromham
Chippenham
Devizes
Great Bedwyn
Heytesbury
Hilperton
Lacock
Luckington
Shrewton
Steeple Ashton
Trowbridge
Warminster
Bradford on Avon blind house detail
The Blind House in Box is one of the best preserved as little has changed. It features in the film short Confines, which won three awards at the I AM Film Festival.
