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The market cross stood in this position until it had to make way for progress in the form of the motor car. Having said that, a rather nice Vauxhall is to be seen outside the general store.

East of Gainsborough the Market Rasen road climbs the Lincoln Cliff, the limestone ridge which runs due north from Lincoln at about two hundred feet above sea level.

The Town Hall, built in 1766 by William Chambers and paid for by the Duke of Marlborough, has a prominent site overlooking the Market Place.

High Street remains unchanged, and is still used for markets on Saturdays. Much of the northern half of the street is pedestrianised.

As we look north towards Market Square, Hutchinson's tobacconist shop is at the corner of Langton Street.

The market hall also serves as a convenient road sign, indicating Grimsby to the left and Skegness to the right.

Despite the fact that post-war rationing was still in force, this market town was thriving. On the left is an optician's, A Bateman's.

But the great storm of 1287 altered the course of the River Rother, and Appledore then developed as a market town, although its last fair was held in 1899.

It was moved to its present site centuries ago and has fulfilled a number of functions since, including a market site.

If that theory is correct, this is where a large glove could have been displayed to open the medieval market and fair.

The Channel, the main access to the Market Place before the formation of King Street, is in the centre, continuing up towards the top left as Frenchgate, past St Mary's parish church.

It was Roger de Swinnerton, Lord of the Manor, who obtained a charter from Edward I to hold a market here every Wednesday and an annual fair on the feast day of Our Lady's assumption.

This view is taken from the top of the church tower overlooking the triangular market place, with the Jubilee Pump and Swan Inn.

Although Great Clacton was long-established as a medieval market village, the seaside town did not really develop until late in the 19th century.

But ancient names such as High Street, Sheep Street and Market Place tell us what these streets were for, or what happened there; in other words, they tell us something about the history of Rugby, which

The road is now partly pedestrianised, and leads to the Market Place and the 1851 Town Hall, which was originally built as the corn exchange.

Chorley gets its name from the smallish but charming River Chor, which runs north of the market town.

Wetherby was famed for its ancient Thursday market and fair, sanctioned by the Knights Templar. The town hall was built in 1845.

The nearest this long, straggling village has to a market square is a broadening of the Norwich to North Walsham road, beside which the War Memorial stands under chestnut trees.

This photograph shows this Domesday village, now much consumed by the tentacles of Market Harborough's suburbs, with its large irregular green and attractive houses, some dating back to 1567 and 1664,

By the time this picture was taken, it had become the recently renovated indoor market. The White House Cinema is situated near the Midland Bank.

The Market Place has been redeveloped at the end of the 20th century as a Millennium project.

Holt, between Fakenham and Cromer, boasts a wealth of fine Georgian houses, which huddle haphazardly around its broad market place.

It was Roger de Swinnerton, Lord of the Manor, who obtained a charter from Edward I to hold a market here every Wednesday and an annual fair on the feast day of Our Lady's assumption.The manor later