CPAT Regional Sites & Monuments Record

PRN 77935 - Welshpool, High Street, Market house

Bleaze's plan of 1629 shows a Market house in the centre of Broad Street just west of the Cross. It was a building of 2 floors, the upper floor used for the Court of the Great Sessions. Flannel market was conducted underneath. Floor gave way in 1758 and the dangerous building was ordered to be pulled down in 1761 (Gilbert-Davies, I, 2000, 69).

Sources:-
Gilbert-Davies, I , 2000 , "The Town Halls of Welshpool ", Sayce Papers 6 , 69-71 .
Jones, N W, Silvester, R J & Britnell, W J , 2003 , Montgomery Canal Conservation Management Strategy. Landscape Archaeology Assessment , CPAT Report 550 .

Events:-
Assessment CPAT / 2003(31/08/03) -
Desktop study CPAT / 2003(31/08/03) -
HLC CPAT / 2003(31/08/03) -

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