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Grange Court is a former market hall in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. It was built in 1633 by John Abel, and moved to its present location in 1859. It was then used as a private house until the 1930s, and is now once again a civic building. == Architecture == The timber-framed building is extravagantly decorated with carvings, including mermaids, angels, animals, flowers and grotesque people.〔Council information panel at the house〕 The entablature above the columns includes a number of carved texts. These read: * ("To God through life all men should raise their monument of thanks and praise And clean from sin should pass their days prepared to cross beyond always") * * ("Live in such a way that you may live hereafter") * * * When built by John Abel in 1633,〔 the market hall was open at ground level, being supported on twelve oak columns.〔 It was known as "the Butter Crosse".〔 It has a stone tile roof, a bellcote, and a weathervane dated 1687.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grange Court」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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