Credit for this entry to:
Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Courthouse and prison. The building was part of St Margaret's Church, which was closed during the reformation. It burned down in 1676 and was rebuilt in 1685. The functions moved to a new building off Mill Lane, (now the site of Hay's Galleria) and eventually closed in 1855.
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Borough Compter
Site of St. Margaret's Church (13th century) and the Borough Compter. Histori...
Established in medieval times as a place to hold prisoners of the King's Benc...
Claudius George Algar was the elder child of Walter Algar (b.1830) and Mary A...
Barrister and judge. Born Colchester. Never went to university but on gaining...
