A walk round 1640 Uxbridge

Mid-17th century Uxbridge mainly comprised the High Street and The Lynch, with many inns, flour mills, and a market house just east of the present building. From 1642, Uxbridge was a Parliamentary garrison, probably fortified along the River Colne and the High Bridge.

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Underlay from an 1825 map of Uxbridge - the earliest detailed map in our collections. The Grand Junction Canal at the north end of the town only opened in 1794.

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The rough location of the original market building; today's Market House was built in 1788.

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St Margaret's Chapel, where Puritan preacher Christopher Love gave a market day sermon against the Treaty.

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The rough location of the George Inn, the headquarters of the Parliamentary commissioners.

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The rough location of the Crown Inn, the headquarters of the Royalist commissioners The Crown.

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Fountains Mill, in whose walls a local man hid his savings during the troubles. The coins were rediscovered in 1895.

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The Crown and Treaty public house, previously The Place or Place House - site of the Treaty negotiations.

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The High Bridge over the River Colne.

Page last updated: 13 Nov 2020