The Old Market Hall
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Old Market Hall by Dave Croker as part of the Geograph project.
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The Old Market Hall
Image: © Dave Croker Taken: 19 Aug 2013
Old Market Hall was built in 1596 for the Drapers Guild. The Drapers were rich influential merchants trading in woollen cloth from Wales. In this period they more or less ran the town. The Old Market Hall was built as their place of business. There raised above the noise and bustle of the market place they could buy and sell.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.707312
Longitude
-2.754492