The prototype of the design of County Hall, Abingdon is the medieval market house (see examples
here,
here and
here). However, in Abingdon it is on a much grander scale in a later architectural style. Its name and size derives from the time when the town vied with Reading to be the county town of Berkshire. The building was constructed in 1678 - 1682, possibly by Sir Christopher Wren. Its Baroque features include the giant Corinthian pilasters and archetypal windows. Today the town of Abingdon is in Oxfordshire and the building houses a museum.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2
