, ▁with ▁arc ades ▁of ▁brick ▁jack ▁arch es ▁carrying ▁the ▁first ▁floor . ▁The ▁Gra de ▁II ▁listing ▁includes ▁the ▁Market ▁place ▁and ▁Town ▁Hall ▁" re built ▁ 1 8 0 6 , ▁probably ▁incorpor ating ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁early - C 1 7 ▁structure ". ▁ ▁The ▁Town ▁Hall ' s ▁first ▁floor ▁room ▁was ▁used ▁both ▁for ▁vest ry ▁meet ings ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁court ▁house . ▁The ▁open ▁ground ▁floor ▁was ▁for ▁market ▁st alls . ▁Three ▁but ch ers ▁each ▁ran ▁a ▁st all ▁there , ▁and ▁paid ▁rent ▁which ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁town ' s ▁char ity ▁for ▁the ▁poor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁public ▁library ▁and ▁reading ▁room , ▁and ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁arch es ▁were ▁br icked ▁up ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁station ▁in ▁which ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁parish ▁fire ▁engine , ▁which ▁until ▁then ▁had ▁been ▁kept ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁church . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁a ▁house ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁High ▁Street ▁and ▁Hor se ▁Fair ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁prison ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁J C ▁Buck ler . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁a ▁magistr ates ' ▁room ▁was ▁added , ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁William ▁Wil kin son . ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁still ▁called ▁the ▁Old ▁Court ▁House , ▁but ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁local ▁public ▁library . ▁At ▁one ▁time ▁The ▁Old ▁Court ▁House ▁was ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall ▁and ▁until ▁