IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Market Place, PRESTON, PR3 1ZA
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Market Place, PR3 1ZA by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
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Image Map
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Notes
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Image Listing (207 Images Found)
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Garstang Town Hall
On Market Place; according to a plaque, opened in 1680, burnt down 1750, rebuilt 1755 and 1939, with the tower added 1847. The van was unfortunately parked there.
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 16 May 2012
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High Street, Garstang
A view of the High Street in the small town of Garstang, in Lancashire.
Image: © Malc McDonald
Taken: 12 Oct 2021
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OS Bench Mark
OS flush bracket bench mark (no. G2784) on old town hall in High Street. 20.91 m above datum.
Image: © Phil Johnstone
Taken: 1 Mar 2022
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Garstang Market Cross
This Market Cross, standing in Market Place, outside the Royal Oak public house is probably the most famous landmark in Garstang.
The Market Cross, which is a scheduled ancient monument (http://www.ancientmonuments.info/en23784-garstang-market-cross ), probably lost its actual cross from the top of the stone pillar around the time of Cromwell. The steps are seventeenth century (or earlier) and the column and pedestal date from 1754. The original mediæval shaft was removed in 1754 because of local strong feelings against Roman Catholics. It was replaced by the present obelisk which was restored in 1897 to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
The area surrounding the cross was the original Market Place. Garstang received a Royal Charter to hold an annual fair in 1288 and, in 1314, Edward II granted the right to hold a market on Thursdays. The weekly street market still continues every Thursday.
This Market Cross, standing in Market Place, outside the Royal Oak public house is probably the most famous landmark in Garstang.
The Market Cross, which is a scheduled ancient monument (http://www.ancientmonuments.info/en23784-garstang-market-cross ), probably lost its actual cross from the top of the stone pillar around the time of Cromwell. The steps are seventeenth century (or earlier) and the column and pedestal date from 1754.
The original mediæval shaft was removed in 1754 because of local strong feelings against Roman Catholics. It was replaced by the present obelisk which was restored in 1897 to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
The area surrounding the cross was the original Market Place. Garstang received a Royal Charter to hold an annual fair in 1288 and, in 1314, Edward II granted the right to hold a market on Thursdays. The weekly street market still continues every Thursday.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 26 Jul 2011
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Garstang, market cross
In Market Place; according to a plaque, restored in 1897.
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 16 May 2012
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Market cross, Garstang
Taken from the forecourt of the Royal Oak, Garstang, Lancashire, I am looking past the market cross northwards up the High Street. You see the town centre decked out in bunting and Union flags to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
Image: © Carroll Pierce
Taken: 24 May 2022
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