Cirencester buildings [36]
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Cirencester buildings [36]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 11 Dec 2019
Apsley Hall in Sheep Street has an interesting history. Built in 1833 as an Independent/Congregational chapel. Converted into a public hall in 1888, the memorial frontage was added circa 1919 and became part of Cirencester Memorial Hospital in 1923. In 1990 it became Cirencester Memorial Centre and currently houses two departments of the local NHS. Cirencester, the largest town in the Cotswolds, is a market town some 15 miles south east of Gloucester and some 13 miles north west of Swindon. The town lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames and is the hub of a network of roads. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, founded in 1840. An important Roman settlement known as Corinium, the town, with 240 acres enclosed by walls was second only to London in size.
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51.715016
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