Blue plaque № 57093

Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

The Curiosity Shop. This is probably the oldest building in the Square, built around 1450. It was originally constructed from wood, with crucks - or curved timbers - supporting the roof, and wattle and daub walls. An upper floor was added later. The base was supported by beehive-shaped mounds of sto

nes at the corners of the building. One of these mounds is missing at the front, and consequently the building leans to one side. As contruction methods evolved, a stone frontage was added, and later

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