Uxbridge: The Market House
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Uxbridge: The Market House
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 11 May 2008
The building dates from 1789 and replaced an earlier structure that was itself a replacement for an even earlier one. This long frontage on the High Street effectively concealed Image from the main thoroughfare through the town. The upper floor is supported with Tuscan columns although the ones to the right are currently hoarded off. The whole building is capped with a clock turret supporting a cupola. As ever the usual test of determining how well a building is looked after and cared for is the status of the clock, if it has one, and it's good to report that the clock on this building was telling the correct time!
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Image Location
Latitude
51.545942
Longitude
-0.479974