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Wells High Street bronze plaque

Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Wells High Street. The High Street dates from the 12th Century, the wider middle section of the street becoming the main market area. In 1201, King John granted the right to hold a weekly market and five fairs annually also took place here. A Middle Row was built in the centre of the widest part of

the street in 1571 to accommodate the butchers’ and fishmongers’ shambles. The following year a Town Hall was erected at the upper end of the row opposite modern numbers 27 and 29 High Street over the

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