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Newtownards Market House, Down

Newtownards Market House is an 18th-century municipal building in Conway Square, Newtownards, County Down. It is within the townland of Corporation North, in the civil parish of Newtownards. The building was commissioned by Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry to be the centre of the market town. It was designed by Ferdinando Stratford in a Grecian-Doric style and built of Scrabo stone between 1767-1771. It is within the council area of Ards and North Down.
Historic Buildings Ref: HB24/13/001

Place Type: Historic Civic Building
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.593629,-5.695989
Grid Reference: J 4897 7414
Townland: Corporation North TD
Civil Parish: Newtownards CP
Council Area: Ards and North Down CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 333230
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Newtownards_Market_House,_Down_333230

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