2012

ST7593 : The Tolsey House and Clock

taken 12 years ago, near to Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England

The Tolsey House and Clock
The Tolsey House and Clock
The Tolsey House,at the corner of High Street and Market Street, with its well known Victoria Jubilee clock, is much older than it appears to be. The 18th century brick facade conceals a late 16th century house with projecting upper floors. It was given to the town by Anne, Countess of Warwick, in 1595, originally for the poor aged and impotent, but it soon served as the Court of Piepowder with a courtroom on the ground floor and a common prison or blind house in the cellar. It is now in private ownership although the clock belongs to the Town Council. (LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) Wotton-under-Edge Town Council)

See also ST7593 : The Tolsey Clock

The Tolsey House is a Grade II listed building (LinkExternal link British listed buildings).

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ST7593, 314 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 29 February, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 7 March, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 7559 9329 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:38.2728N 2:21.2470W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 7558 9331
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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