I really like this building......
The building is in Leominster and it is called Grange Court...
It was built in 1633 and is the last surviving market house known to be built by John Abel a local master carpenter.
It was moved to it's present location in 1859.
It is now on the edge of a park area in the town but it's original location was closer to the market square area of the town but needed to be moved because it was starting to cause an obstruction with the ever busier roads...
The timber framed building is extravagantly decorated with carvings including mermaids, angels, animals, flowers and grotesques.
The entablature above the columns includes a number of carved texts praising god.
When built this market house was open at ground level with the upper structure supported on twelve oak columns.
If you look at the photo above you can see the columns and where the building has now been filled in.
It was used for public meetings and also meetings of the town guilds and the Quarter session courts were held there...
Nowadays it is a civic building and used for such events as exhibitions.. weddings etc....
As I said at the start I really like this building...
I like the shape...The black and white structure and the condition and neatness of the whole building.... A bit of a historic gem really.
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| Grange Court |
It was built in 1633 and is the last surviving market house known to be built by John Abel a local master carpenter.
It was moved to it's present location in 1859.
It is now on the edge of a park area in the town but it's original location was closer to the market square area of the town but needed to be moved because it was starting to cause an obstruction with the ever busier roads...
The timber framed building is extravagantly decorated with carvings including mermaids, angels, animals, flowers and grotesques.
The entablature above the columns includes a number of carved texts praising god.
When built this market house was open at ground level with the upper structure supported on twelve oak columns.
If you look at the photo above you can see the columns and where the building has now been filled in.
It was used for public meetings and also meetings of the town guilds and the Quarter session courts were held there...
Nowadays it is a civic building and used for such events as exhibitions.. weddings etc....
As I said at the start I really like this building...
I like the shape...The black and white structure and the condition and neatness of the whole building.... A bit of a historic gem really.
2 comments:
I think there is a tour/trail of the "Black & White" villages. Lots of museums in the Marches too. You won't be short of things to do here.
@Dave
After three visits to the area we are going to have to come back as we are now running out of time...
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