Market Place

Market Place is a pedestrianised public square in the market town of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. Dating to the Middle Ages, it has historically been a site of weekly markets, today taking place on Mondays (except Bank Holiday Monday). It is now mostly used as a shopping precinct, along with the adjacent indoor Teanlowe Centre. It is bounded by Church Street to the north and Blackpool Old Road to the south. By the early 18th century, Market Place was surrounded by low thatched cottages and large three-storey town houses built by the local gentry. The streets were unpaved, with stepping stones in place to keep the locals' feet out of the mud. A Grade II* listed church, St Chad's, stands beyond the square's northeastern corner, while in the square's centre is the town's war memorial. At its southern end are (in line, from north to south) the Jubilee Lamp (erected in 1887), the whipping post, fish stones, market cross and stocks (each Grade II listed). Other notable buildings and structures in Market Place include (clockwise from the north) 2 Market Place (the former custom house), a K6 telephone box, 25–31 Market Place (featuring the arms of Alexander Rigby, who built the precursor to today's terrace in 1693) and Old Town Hall. All except Old Town Hall are Grade II listed. The first municipal building in the town was a building known as the Moot Hall, which stood at the

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