Tenbury's Round Market has taken part in the Heritage Open Days weekend for the first time.

The historic building was designed by James Cranston and has hosted the town's market for nearly 150 years. A special exhibition was mounted of Cranston's work in Tenbury Wells and the surrounding area.

Chris Dell, chairman of the Tenbury Tourism Group, said: "Cranston worked on a wide variety of buildings, ranging from churches and country houses.

"But his work is perhaps best seen in Tenbury Wells, where he designed the Round Market, the Corn Exchange, the National School and the Pump Rooms, in less than 10 years."

In other towns, many of his buildings have been demolished, but in Tenbury they are still in daily use, Mr Dell added.

Cranston worked throughout much of the Midlands, from Oxfordshire to Herefordshire, with many of his most significant buildings being in Leominster and Birmingham, where he built a music hall.