Petersfield, Market Square 1898
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More about this scene
What a gem this photograph is. Prior to this, the Old Town Hall (1780), the offices of The Hampshire Post and Pince's School obscured the view of St Peter's from the Square. In 1898 these buildings were pulled down. This photograph was taken during this demolition because Pince's School still stands, but all that remains of the other two buildings is the pile of rubble on the left. The drinking fountain, centre middle distance, was about to begin its travels, first to a position in front of the church, then in 1977 to a pedestrian bridge over the stream near the present Ramswalk and, at the time of writing, at the eastern end of the central car park. Castle House stands behind the iron railings on the right, beside the George Inn.
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