Grange Court
Description
- Title:
- Grange Court
- Caption / Description:
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Grange Court was built in 1663 as a market hall for Leominster. Originally standing at the buttercross, Leominster's historic market area at the junction of Broad Street, Church Street, Drapers' Lane, High Street, and Burgess Street, it was moved to its present location at the Grange in 1859 and re-erected as a private house.
It was built by John Abel, a master carpenter known for his elaborate and highly ornamented timber-framed buildings. The ground floor was originally open, with market stalls underneath the upper floors of the building, which were supported by twelve oak columns. On the upper floor much of the town's business was transacted.
Guild meetings and the county's Quarter Session Courts were also held in the Market House, and from 1750 the Borough Council met in the building. A bell hung in the cupola on the roof would be sounded to indicate the curfew.
Today Grange Court is used for council offices.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Europe
- UK
- Britain
- England
- West Midlands
- Half Timbered
- Leominster
- Herefordshire
- Buttercross
- Market Hall
- Market House
- Grange Court
- Council
- John Abel
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _DSC4506a.NEF
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 3872px x 2592px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- RGB
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3000
Location
- Location Shown:
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- Sublocation:
- The Grange
- City:
- Leominster
- Province/State:
- Herefordshire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Location Created:
-
- Sublocation:
- The Grange
- City:
- Leominster
- Province/State:
- Herefordshire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Geo-location:
- 52.227713400083, -2.7350556999944 View on map
Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- Rights Managed
- Available for Editorial Use:
- Yes
- Available for Commercial Use:
- No
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2009 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄50 s
- Aperture:
- f/7.1
- Camera Model:
- Nikon D200
- ISO:
- 200
- Exposure Compensation:
- +2/3
- Focal Length:
- 10mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- 15mm
- Metering Mode:
- Multi-segment
- Flash:
- No Flash
- Exposure Mode:
- Auto
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Cloudy
- Exposure Program:
- Aperture-priority AE
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Tokina ATX107 DX FishEye 10-17mm F3.5-4.5
- Filters used:
- Additional Optics used:
- Setup:
- Handheld
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Nikon Capture NX
- Post Processing:
Black & White filter applied in Capture NX