Inscribed stone, the Market Hall, Old Amersham
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Inscribed stone, the Market Hall, Old Amersham
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 30 Mar 2012
This stone, quite high up on the west-facing wall, records the date of building as 1682. The hall was apparently given to the town by Sir William Drake - but can the device inscribed on the stone be his monogram? The letters W and E are clear enough, and there could be an X - but where is the D? The W seems to incorporate a pair of compasses - so perhaps the inscription commemorates the mason rather than the donor. The brickwork is in neat Flemish bond, with red stretchers and blue, vitrified headers (the bricks laid with their ends showing).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.66642
Longitude
-0.61693