Monument record 0098400000 - MARKET SQUARE

Summary

Historical records of the use of a sixteenth to nineteenth century market place

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Type and Period (1)

  • MARKET PLACE (16th Century to 19th Century - 1500 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 50m, Length 40m, Length 55m.
Plan Form - Triangular.
Henry VIII granted inhabitants of Princes Risborough a weekly market & 2 yearly fairs in 1523. Originally held on Wednesdays, by 1792 changed to Saturday & again in 1888 changed to Thursday. Illustration (B1).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. pp260-261.
  • <2>SBC22140 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <3>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p188.
  • <4>SBC19622 Bibliographic reference: Sandy Macfarlane & Chris Kingham. 1997. Princes Risborough Past. pp28-32.
  • <5>SBC24036 Digital archive: Imperial War Museum. 2011. UK National Inventory of War Memorials.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 80741 03501 (36m by 38m)
Civil Parish PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Oct 16 2024 7:49PM

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