The Market House

The former Town Hall of Kingston in the Market Place.

A market has been held in the market place at Kingston for centuries and a Tudor Town Hall stood here in the sixteenth century which was refurbished during the reign of Elizabeth 1st. The statue of Queen Anne at the front dates from 1706 when the hall was restored again. That building was demolished and the present one built in 1840 and it served as the town hall until 1935 when the Guildhall was built. It has since been known as the Market House.