Offices of the Old Corporation, Market Street, Malmesbury
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Offices of the Old Corporation, Market Street, Malmesbury by Vieve Forward as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Offices of the Old Corporation, Market Street, Malmesbury
Image: © Vieve Forward Taken: 19 Jan 2012
The tiny building in the foreground houses the offices of the Old Corporation of Malmesbury. Founded in 937 by King Athelstan, the "Old Corporation" was formed when the King gave those who had fought for him a reward in the form of land on King's Heath (Malmesbury Common). This land has been passed down to the descendants of these freemen, known as "Commoners" for a thousand years, and the tradition continues today. Note the mounting block in the foreground.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
51.583617
Longitude
-2.097227