27 Queen Street and Manor Court House, Market Place, Epworth
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27 Queen Street and Manor Court House, Market Place, Epworth
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 20 Apr 2014
Erroneously numbered 25 on the OS map number 27 China Palace is early to mid 18th century Grade II Listed. The Grade II Listed K6 type telephone box was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935. The similarly listed market cross was reset in 1806 but is of medieval origins. The plaque informs us that John Wesley "preached from these steps on many occasions". The Manor Court House, has a blue plaque that informs us "This 1803 building and its predecessor on the site housed the court of the Lord of the Manor of Epworth & Westwood. It was bought by Epworth Mechanics' Institute in 1949. This plaque was erected in 1982". Built in the character of the original building, the archways would have held the Shambles. The upper floor retains the institutes's library that was formed in 1837 by business man William Read. The library houses over 12,000 books and copies of the Epworth Bells newspaper back to 1872. The rear outshut formerly housed the town's fire engine.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.524862
Longitude
-0.820373