The Guildhall, Whittlesford
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The Guildhall, Whittlesford
Image: © Keith Edkins Taken: 9 Apr 2008
A guild in honour of St. John the Baptist was founded shortly before 1389, when it raised 50s. to repair the church. After the Reformation the parish retained possession of its guildhall, using it as a workhouse, poorhouse, or schoolroom. The building is a timber-framed early-16th-century building, having a jettied upper storey with brackets and a carved bressumer and one medieval doorway. In 1966 the parish council sold the building. From: 'Parishes: Whittlesford', A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 6 (1978), pp. 263-276. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66728. Date accessed: 09 April 2008.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.113404
Longitude
0.150027