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Shire Hall, Monmouth blue plaque

Blue plaque
Shire Hall, Monmouth blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Neuadd Y Sir Codwyd yr adeilad yn 1724 yn gyfuniad o gwrt brawdlys a marchnad. Ychwanegwyd y cerflun o Harri'r Pumed gan Charles Peart yn 1792. Yn y fan hon, yn 1840, y cynhaliwyd Achosion y Siartwyr. Parhawyd i gynnal y cwrt brawdlys yma tan 1939. Recorded plaque organisation: Monmouth Civic Society, Monmouth Town Council.
Shire Hall, Monmouth was built in 1724 as a combination of a courthouse and market; it hosted the Chartist Trials in 1840, marking an important moment in the history of British democratic reform.

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