und ries ; ▁originally ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁was hing ▁of ▁sheep ▁fle ec es ▁in ▁the ▁le ats ▁feed ing ▁the ▁wide ▁and ▁fast - flow ing ▁River ▁Bar le , ▁the ▁surv iving ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁industrial ▁la und ries ▁continue ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁service ▁to ▁surrounding ▁business es . ▁The ▁market ▁house ▁in ▁Fore ▁Street , ▁which ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁date ▁from ▁ 1 7 6 0 , ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁the ▁town ▁hall ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁por ch ▁and ▁external ▁double ▁st air case ▁being ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁by ▁Sir ▁Albert ▁Richard son . ▁ ▁The ▁man or ▁of ▁D ul ver ton ▁was ▁purchased ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 8 ▁by ▁the ▁Sy den ham ▁family ▁se ated ▁at ▁Com be ▁House , ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Bar le ▁to ▁D ul ver ton , ▁a ▁junior ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁de ▁Sy den ham ▁family ▁which ▁origin ated ▁at ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁Sy den ham , ▁near ▁Br id g water ▁in ▁Som erset , ▁of ▁which ▁other ▁branches ▁were ▁se ated ▁in ▁Som erset ▁at ▁Com be ▁Sy den ham , ▁Or ch ard ▁Sy den ham ▁( l ater ▁called ▁Or ch ard ▁Wy nd ham ) ▁and ▁Bry m pton ▁d ' E ver cy , ▁which ▁latter ▁remained ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Sy den ham ▁baron ets , ▁which ▁title ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 6 4