Ashford, Livestock Market 1906

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Caption for Ashford, Livestock Market 1906: A once familiar scene, sheep are being driven to Ashford Market. Ashford has for centuries been an important market town, and scenes such as this, with the sheep in the middle of the street, were once a familiar sight. The cattle market was on the left.

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