It contains acres of ground, and is the best market in England for herbs, fruit, and flowers. It is surrounded by a wooden rail, and a column was formerly erected in the middle, on the top of which were sun dials. At the present time, (), a new and elegant market is being formed in place of the present. It will have a sunk area, and the ground floor will be arranged in the best manner.

There is a magnificent piazza on the north side of this square, designed by Inigo Jones, which, if carried round according to the plan of the architect, would have rendered it beyond dispute of the finest squares in Europe. There was another piazza at the southeast corner; but that being consumed by fire, has not been rebuilt on a similar plan with the other sides.

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