Commemorative plaque 8316

This blue commemorative plaque records: 42-46 Market Place This row of magnesian limestone shops are the earliest commercial buildings remaining in the town. They appear on the town map of 1634 and represent a once larger range of 17th century buildings which would have been timber framed. They contain elements of wooden cruck trusses in the roof but the frontages were refaced in stone in the 18th century. Old Bolsover Town Council. Recorded plaque organisation: Bolsover Civic Society.

These shops are among the earliest commercial buildings still standing in the town, dating back to at least 1634, and they provide a significant architectural link to Bolsover's 17th-century past, showcasing the transition from timber-framed structures to stone facades.