Site of medieval guildhall at Newport (EHER 18804)

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Summary

The Guild of Corpus Christi owned the guildhall, which stood on the site of the present Church House. Following the Dissolution of the Guilds in 1540, the guildhall was given by the Crown for the public use by the inhabitants of Newport.

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Grid reference	TL 5205 3406 (point)
Civil Parish	NEWPORT, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

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There were two religious guilds in Newport, the Guild of the Holy Cross and the Guild of Corpus Christi. The latter owned a guildhall, which stood on the site of the present Church House. Following the Dissolution of the Guilds in 1540, the guildhall was given by the Crown for the public use by the inhabitants of Newport. The upper portion of the guildhall was used as the original premises of the Newport Grammar School and the lower floor served as a granary from 1588 until its demolition in 1838. <1> <2>

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<1> SEX54010 DESC TEXT: Medlycott, M.. 1999. Newport: Historic Towns Assessment Report.
<2> SEX54008 DESC TEXT: Nurse, B., Pugh, J. and Mollet, I.. 1995. A villlage in time: the history of Newport, Essex.

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