CLUE 7
DUCKING STOOL
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Well isn't this a fun sight to see on your Christchurch adventure! The earliest reports of a ducking stool in Christchurch come from the mid-14th century. Some think they were used for witchcraft, but mainly they were used to punish "scolds" who were women who had been convicted of disruptive behaviours, getting into fights and hurling abuse. The stream is the same Mill Stream you have been adventuring along, and at this point it would have been a lot deeper, so the person sitting in the ducking stool would have been completely submerged in the water.
BE WATER AWARE AROUND THE DUCKING STOOL!
PHOTO CHALLENGE
The signs around the Ducking Stool ask you not to climb on it, so we are following the same advice. Try to find some other inventive ways to photograph this unique piece of Christchurch history, along with
1. The Ducking Stool cafe
2. The blue cottage at the crossroads
3. The dog and butterfly on the wall
4. Millhams Street cottages
5. Millhams Meade Georgian house
We'd love to see the photos you take! Tag us on Instagram or Facebook @goadventuretrails and each month we pick our favourites to win a FREE Adventure Trail of your choice!
We'd also love to see a picture of you at this location too! But don't give the answers away! We want them to be a surprise for anyone else doing this Adventure Trail!
THINGS TO DO NEARBY
There are some impressive photostops and Blue Plaques to read along the way from the Ducking Stool to the next clue location. There is also the Ducking Stool cafe, which is well-known for its amazing milkshakes.
CLUE HELP
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