Market Rasen, Queen Street c.1960
Photo ref: M231030
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Photo ref: M231030
Photo of Market Rasen, Queen Street c.1960

More about this scene

The town, separated from The Wolds to the east by thin sandy moors, now mostly afforested, became the main market for a wide area in the 16th century, and changed its name from East to Market Rasen. This view looks north towards the Market Place and captures well the character of this market town, most of whose 19th- and late 18th-century buildings still line the streets. Behind the tree on the right is the grand stone front of the old Corn Exchange built in 1854, now solicitors' offices.

A Selection of Memories from Market Rasen

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 Market Rasen

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my mother was Elsie Plumtree, married my dad George Hollands, I was born in Prospect Place in 1942, used to go to the sweet shop at the end of the road with my cousin Peter Codd. Unfortunately my mother died in 1945 and my father brought me down to Kent for his parents to bring up. When I came up years later I knew where the house was. and met up again with my grand father Charles. My uncle was Harold Plumtree of ...see more
Went to secondary modern school,from 1953 to 1956.lived at Bishopbridge,remember going to picture house in market place,head teacher at school was mr Vickers,also teachers were Mr ward ,Mr Fox,Mr Holgate,Mr Halton,Mr Linnell.my form teacher was Mrs Carey.,Mrs Smith,Mr Smith,oh they were the days,life used to be different in those days,you had to find your own games to play in those days ,not the I.pads & mobile phones the,.
Me and my sister used to go and stay in the school holidays with our great nanna, Mrs Hilda Pocklington, in her cottage at Walsbey Road, we used to love our time there. The tennis courts were out the back, and we often used to sit and watch them play tennis in the summer and often wondered whether any of them would end up at Wimbleden, or indeed ourselves - childhood dreams I guess. I also remember she had a coal shoot ...see more