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Market Square, CONGLETON, CW12 1ET

Unlike some of the town's other half-timbered properties, this one is not listed, but is called Bank House which presumably indicates a former use. It is now home to a firm of accountants.

The square itself Image is now overgrown with ragwort, but there these colourful bedding plants alongside the road of the same name.

A former police station facing the Market Square, now converted to a local museum, run independently of the local council but part funded by them. Entry is free (donations invited). The bear to the right of the door is a local symbol, and visitors can find out the story of how Congleton got its name local Beartown. The new police station is across the square Image

This cut mark is on the left of the main entrance to Congleton Town Hall (Image). For more information on this and other bench marks go to http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm36299 .

The Town Hall is prominent among the buildings along High Street.

In the distance Canal Street meets Congleton High Street, nearer to hand is the junction of Chapel Street and Canal Street. The imposing building on the other side of the High Street is the Town Hall, there is a bench mark on the left-hand side of the arched doorway (Image).

On High Street; built 1866, listed by English Heritage: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=55875&mode=adv

Located on the High Street, this beautiful Tudor building is thought to have been built in either the 16th or 17th century. John Bradshaw, the man who sentenced Charles I to death whilst Lord-President of the High Court of Justice and who was later posthumously found guilty of Regicide (see Image), is said to have served his articles here whilst it was an attorney's office. For a close-up of the sign see Image and for a close-up of the blue plaque see Image

This sign is attached toImage The Lion is frequently used in the names of public houses and, in heraldic terms, stands for strength and determination. The white lion, in particular, features on the coats of arms of Edward IV and the Earls of March. It also has strong links with Christianity, depicting the dignity of Christ. The Church and pubs have a long-standing connection that goes back to Monastic houses that often had a hostelry attached to it. Note, also, the wooden pegs holding the framework of the building together.