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Pepperpot, Godalming
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The Pepperpot, also known as the Old Town Hall, is a distinctive octangular building in the centre of the town of Godalming in Surrey, United Kingdom. It is situated on the High Street, at its junction with Church Street. Due to its unique design, it has become the defacto 'logo' of the town today.
The current building dates back to 1814 and replaced the medieval "Old Market House" that had occupied the site since the early Middle Ages. It was in this Market House (and its predecessors) that the local Hundred Court met and discussed matters of local importance for more than a thousand years. In recognition of this, the elected members of the modern Town Council (which replaced the Hundred Court) march down the High Street to the Pepperpot where they hold a symbolic first meeting of the year.
The upstairs rooms continued to be used for civic gatherings until 1908. The Pepperpot later housed the town museum, and continues to be used as a public function room. The arched area beneath the building, at street level, has been used as a marketplace.
- Godalming Webcams from The Pepperpot
- History of The Pepperpot (at Godalming Town Council website)
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