Category Archives: High St & Market Sq

Market Square

High Street No. 162 Medhursts, now Primark – Heritage Building Profile

Posted on 13 January 2019 by campaignr

Eventually, Medhurst’s had this fine Art Deco /classical style department store built, in 1930, and traded as a family-owned business until it was sold to a large chain in 1969. Continue reading →

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High Street No. 180-184 High Street (HSBC Bank) – Heritage Building Profile

Posted on 13 January 2019 by campaignr

This classy building was erected in 1888 by the local butcher David Harris. It was designed by Walter Albert Williams and built in the Flemish style. Continue reading →

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Market Square, The Charter Market – Heritage Buildings

Posted on 13 January 2019 by campaignr

Market Square is the centre of the Old Town which, until the coming of the railway in 1858, comprised a single street (down the side of market square).  It has been re-laid out, twice, in it’s history.

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Market Square No. 20 – Town Pump & Darwin Mural

Posted on 13 January 2019 by campaignr

The town pump is in the corner of Market Square, with the Darwin mural  behind it. It stands 25 yards from its original site beside the old Town Hall Chambers. The Mural is by artist Bruce Williams and replaced one … Continue reading →

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