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Scott v Shepherd blue plaque

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Scott v Shepherd blue plaque
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What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: The Town Hall. Built in 1720 as a Market House. In 1770 an incident involving Messrs Scott and Shepherd took place here, the resulting court case is cited in defining the Law of Tort. By 1785 the arches had been filled in and the extension added.

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