Monument record MDO44485 - Guildhall, Shaftesbury

Guildhall, built around 1578. This building was supported on five arches and stood in the corn market. It replaced an earlier guildhall nearby. No trace of either structure survives.

ST 86282296. "in 1790 the Town Hall or New Guildhall as it was then called, stood on five arches in the corn market on the north side of St. Peter's Church. It was built by Edmund Bower about 1578". The present Guildhall was erected in 1827, to the west of St. Peter's Church. (Sited from building depicted on N. side of church but not described, in the plan of 1615 in Hutchins Vol.3 1868. This siting is confirmed by the 1799 plan in the earlier edition, where the building is shewn and described as Town Hall). (1-2)

The site falls in the centre of the High Street and no visible trace of the building remains.<3>

<1> Hutchins, J R, 1803, The History and Antiquities of The County of Dorset Volume 2. 2nd edition, Opposite page 39 (Monograph). SDO18013.

Upjohn's Plan of Shaftesbury 1799 Scale 20" 1 mile

<2> Shipp, W (ed), 1868, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 3, 41-2 (Monograph). SWX3207.

and Willis's Plan of Shaftesbury 1615 scale 12"1 mile

<3> Edwards, D W, Field Investigator's Comments DE, F1 DE 27-JAN-56 (Unpublished document). SDO18341.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 206456 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Oct 3 2022 1:28PM