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Bishop's Stortford Mural - Did you know?

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The Bishop's Stortford Mural depicts the history of the town from the Ice Age up to 1990 & hangs in the Main Hall at the Rhodes Centre.

Comprising of seven panels measuring a total of 28 feet (8.4 metres) by five feet (1.5 metres) high, it shows the buildings and architectural details, the modes of transport, the trees and some of the local personalities. The panels of the Mural were worked by 142 townspeole, including members of the Embroiderers' Guild, the Townswomen's Guild, members of the church groups in Bishop's Stortford and Little Hallingbury, school children and many needleworkers known personally to the sponsor. Buildings were often worked by people with a connection to them.

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