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Marlborough Town Hall, opened in 1902, was built in the ‘Dutch' style, which was very popular with the Edwardians.
©Stephen Nunney
The east end of the High Street looking towards St Margarets Church.
©Gordon Hatton
Vibrant main street and market
©Ron Strutt
Dist:0.2km<br/>This marks the very early stages of this long distance walk's 127 mile journey. It follows a track behind houses close to the Marlborough College Playing Fields.
©Chris Heaton
Dist:0.3km<br/>The natural lie of the land has been extensively terraced to lay out the many playing fields of this public school.
©Adam Quinan
Dist:0.3km<br/>Two soldiers [[638524]] and [[638523]] died in 1946 in a munitions explosion in Savernake a few kilometres south of here. Their graves are the two at the lower right of the image. This and several other images can be seen in this gallery http://www.geograph.org.uk/gallery/savernake_forest_and_the_second_world_war_6660
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:0.3km<br/>Pte Whieldon was one of two soldiers to lose their lives in a munitions explosion in 1946, details of which are in this image [[327518]] The other grave is here [[638523]] This and several other images can be seen in this gallery http://www.geograph.org.uk/gallery/savernake_forest_and_the_second_world_war_6660
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:0.3km<br/>Cpl Pickersgill was one of two soldiers to lose their lives in a munitions explosion in 1946, details of which are in this image [[327518]] The other grave is here [[638524]] This and several other images can be seen in this gallery http://www.geograph.org.uk/gallery/savernake_forest_and_the_second_world_war_6660
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:0.4km<br/>This mini-box on lower Kingsbury Street was designed to help defend Marlborough from attack from the north. The single embrasure has now been filled although the original clips below the loophole remain visible. I suspect most passers-by are completely oblivious of the purpose of this building partially obscuring the pavement.
©Roger Davies
Dist:0.4km<br/>The clubhouse is just inside the northern boundary of the square. The mast on the right of the skyline is at SU209688.
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:0.4km<br/>The Bear At Marlborough stands close to the town hall.
©Chris Talbot
Dist:0.4km<br/>A rather specific name for a pub, unless there was another Pub called the Bear near By.
©Chris Talbot
Dist:0.4km<br/>This is the side view of the Town Hall where the stocks and whipping post are still held, should they be needed again.
©Chris Talbot
Dist:0.4km<br/>This small flight of steps behind the Town Hall lead down to the Bear Public House.
©Chris Talbot
Dist:0.4km<br/>The High Street is long and wide, redolent of former market days.
©Colin Smith

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