Wat Phra Baromathat Nakhon Chum was situated at the mouth of Suan Mak canal on the west bank of the River Ping and opposite to Kamphaeng Phet. The plan of town was a rectangular shape just like those of Sukhothai.chedi of Wat Phra Borommathat. Based on a supposition of Prince Damrong Rajanubhab, this chedi was likely to be the one built by Phra Maha Thamma Racha I in 1357 AD as mentioned in Stone Inscription No.3 (Nakhon Chum Stone Inscription). It is believed that the original one was built in lotus bud shape and was renovated with the permission of King Chulalongkorn in Burmese style by a Burmese merchant known as Phraya Taka.