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The Yarn Market, Dunster
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| Location: | Dunster, Somerset, England |
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| Built: | c. 1590 |
| Rebuilt: | 1647 |
| Governing body: | National Trust |
| Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name: Yarn Market | |
| Designated: | May 22, 1969[1] |
| Reference #: | 264694 |
| Scheduled monument | |
| Reference #: | Somerset County No 32 |
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Location of Yarn Market in Somerset
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The Yarn Market in Dunster, Somerset, England was built around 1590 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument.[1]
The octagonal structure has a central stone pier which supports a heavy timber framework which carries a slate roof with central wooden lantern surmounted by a weather vane.[1]
Dunster had become a centre for woollen and clothing production by the 13th century, with the market dating back to at least 1222, and a particular kind of kersey or broadcloth became known as 'Dunsters'.[2][3] Around 1590 George Luttrell, of the Luttrell family constructed the market to shelter traders and their wares from the rain.
One of the roof beams has a hole in it, a result of cannon fire in the Civil War, when Dunster Castle was a besieged Royalist stronghold for five months under the command of Colonel Wyndham.[4] Following the damage, it was restored in 1647 to its present condition.
It is in the guardianship of English Heritage but is managed by the National Trust.[5]
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