Pub history

The Market Cross

Holywell became a market town in 1292, when King Edward I granted a charter to the Cistercian monks of Basingwerk Abbey for a weekly market and an annual three-day fair. The markets and fairs were held at the wider, lower end of High Street. The monks probably preached here at the Market Cross which remained in situ until at least the late 19th century, around the time that the indoor market was built behind the nearby Town Hall.