
What is recorded here
This white commemorative plaque records: Here stood Faversham's second guildhall. In use from 1546 to 1603. When Queen Elizabeth I visited it in 1573 she was given a civic banquet at a cost of £27.2s- equivalent to about £5000 today. Recorded plaque organisation: Faversham Town Council.
Queen Elizabeth I of England, reigning from 1558 to 1603, was a significant monarch who presided over a period of relative stability and cultural flourishing known as the Elizabethan era. Her visit to Faversham in 1573 highlights the local impact of royal presence during her reign.
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