Building record 0184801000 - TOWN HALL CHESHAM
Summary
Records of Chesham Town Hall being used as a market hall in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building
Map
Type and Period (1)
- (Former Type) MARKET HALL (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Length 0027 m Width 0007
THE OPEN PART BELOW CHESHAM TOWN HALL WAS USED FOR THE MARKET HELD ON WEDNESDAY EVER SINCE THE GRANT TO THE EARL OF OXFORD IN 1287. HUGH DE VERE THE 4TH EARL RECEIVED A GRANT OF A WEEKLY MARKET ON WEDNESDAY AND A FAIR ON THE VIGIL, DAY AND MORROW OF THE ASSUMPTION, WHICH GRANT WAS CONFIRMED TO JOHN, THE 12TH EARL, IN 1441 (B1).
A market hall is first mentioned in the Quarter Sessions books in 1679. The space below the arches was intended for a corn exchange and gave shelter to some of the market stalls (B5).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC15693 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 PP203-207.
- <5>SBC19475 Bibliographic reference: Hunt J. 1997. Chesham A Pictorial History. Captions to Plates 36 & 37.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 95917 01485 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 14 2008 2:18PM
