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Showing posts with label buttercross. Show all posts
Showing posts with label buttercross. Show all posts
Sunday, 14 August 2011

Boston Big Dig

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At the end of July/beginning of August, for three weeks, an archeological dig took place in the Market Place in Boston, here are some of the...
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Tuesday, 25 January 2011

Boston Pranksters

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Prior to the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835, towns were guarded (more or less) during the day by constables and at night by watchmen. At...
Monday, 6 December 2010

Market Cross and Buttercross

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The structure shown here once stood in the Market-place and was taken down in 1730. It was used as a market cross and is mentioned in 1639, ...
Thursday, 11 November 2010

The Buttercross

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In the Market Place, opposite to the end of Dolphin Lane stood the Buttercross (above) a large building of an oblong shape, open below on ...
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