Ross On Wye, Market Square c.1955
Photo ref: R57063
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Photo ref: R57063
Photo of Ross On Wye, Market Square c.1955

More about this scene

The style of the stalls has changed somewhat in the last 50 years and there are now a number of fast-food vans in evidence. Otherwise, the scene is still very much the same on market days, with people trading underneath the market hall and spilling onto the pavements around about as they have done here for centuries.

A Selection of Memories from Ross-on-Wye

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Ross-on-Wye

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I remember having spent a few years of my childhood as an evacuee in a place called lea. The address was 4 cross cottages eccels wall lea. My sister also was with me there, it was the most memorable time of my life. The lady we lived with and her Daughter Kitty was very very kind to us. I believe Kitty worked at a store called George masons in Ross on Wye. I remember walking with other children (who also lived at ...see more