▁port ▁of ▁Bar n st ap le ▁would ▁arrive ▁and ▁depart . ▁Here ▁cargo es ▁sh ipped ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁including ▁not ably ▁to b acco ▁from ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁colon ies , ▁would ▁arrive ▁and ▁be ▁sold ▁to ▁await ing ▁Bar n st ap le ▁mer ch ants , ▁who ▁were ▁acc ustom ed ▁to ▁se al ▁de als ▁by ▁touch ing ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁so - called ▁T ome ▁Stone , ▁a ▁low ▁stone ▁circular ▁b arg aining ▁table , ▁with ▁ins cri ptions ▁around ▁the ▁rim ▁of ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁three ▁leading ▁mer ch ants , ▁including ▁Del bridge . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁the ▁T ome ▁stone ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁beneath ▁the ▁colon na de . ▁ ▁Description ▁It ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁low ▁single - store y ▁building ▁front ed ▁by ▁a ▁white ▁Be er ▁stone ▁colon na de ▁of ▁ten ▁b ays , ▁five ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁bay ▁supporting ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁Queen ▁Anne ▁and ▁four ▁to ▁the ▁right . ▁A bove ▁the ▁columns ▁and ▁wrapping ▁around ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁by ▁one ▁bay , ▁is ▁a ▁par ap et ▁decor ated ▁with ▁relief ▁sculpt ed ▁gar land ed ▁her ald ic ▁esc ut che ons , ▁one ▁per ▁bay , ▁showing ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁eleven ▁leading ▁arist ocr atic , ▁gent ry ▁and ▁merc ant ile ▁families ▁of ▁North ▁Dev on , ▁with ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Bar n st ap le ▁forming ▁a ▁tw