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Old Town Hall, Bradford on Avon green plaque

Commemorative plaque
Old Town Hall, Bradford on Avon green plaque
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This green commemorative plaque records: The old Town Hall where the Court Leet was held, adjoined this site. At ground level there were open colonnades for the market; here also stood stocks, pillory and whipping post. The building collapsed in 1826. Recorded plaque organisation: Bradford on Avon Preservation Trust.
The Old Town Hall in Bradford on Avon served as a significant civic structure hosting the Court Leet and market facilities, including punitive devices like stocks and a pillory, until its collapse in 1826.

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