Pontefract, Market Place c.1965
Photo ref:
P155034
More about this scene
We are looking from the Town Hall down the grand vista of the largely 18th-century Market Place; it was known as the Shambles in the previous century, and designated for the sale of fresh meat in the 14th century. Now it is all pedestrianised, allowing shoppers a chance to relax and once again enjoy their surroundings. Barclays Bank (left) was the Bank of Leatham and Tew before 1906, and from 1776 to 1801 the Black Bull Inn occupied this 18th-century private house. The Red Lion (right) is one of the oldest inns in the town, and has a 1776 façade designed by Robert Adam for Sir Rowland Winn of Nostell Priory. Next to the Red Lion is the Market Hall, opened by Viscount Palmerston in 1860.
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