The Market Place, Oakham, Rutland.  
View of the Buttercross, Oakham, Rutland.
The Market Place, Oakham.

A closer look at the Buttercross with the buildings of 16th century Oakham School in the background. Dairy products would have been sold under this roof and there were originally another four crosses in Oakham.

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View of the Stocks, Oakham, Rutland.
The Market Place, Oakham.

The stocks and the very large central pillar of the Buttercross. Do you notice anything odd about the stocks? There are five holes! So does that mean that they were constructed for two people with two legs and one person with one leg?

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View of the Old Town Pump, Oakham, Rutland.
The Market Place, Oakham.

The old Town Pump used in the past as the town's source of water.

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View of the Church seen from the Old Town Pump, Oakham, Rutland.
The Market Place, Oakham.

The church seen from the Town Pump.

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