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The seat of the medieval governance of the city, the Guildhall was built in 1407-13, but 1930s demolition in the market area has exposed the mainly Victorian south elevation to general view.

This pleasant but rather undistinguished wide street was the scene of a Saturday market since it was granted in 1219.

Covering an area of seventeen acres, the park includes a statue of Queen Victoria, guarded by two terracotta lions which originally stood in the Market Place.

The ornate fountain and clock tower forms the centrepiece of the Market Place, but it looks as though Willenhall will soon have another attraction, the Zorba Grill—no doubt inspired by the film starring

Painswick was a market centre for the smaller villages along the valley.

Buildings from several different periods overlook Reading's Market Place.

The wide main streets of Bridport were originally designed to be highways, market venues and workshops.

The long High Street curves gently towards the triangular market place in front of the Abbey gatehouse. The Ford Service Depot on the right, with the two Fords parked nearby, is still a car showroom.

In the background is the Exchange; although the largest building in the market place, it was not grand or overpowering.

It is situated in the south-east corner of the Market Place.

This closer view of Market House also reveals the Crown Hotel (on the other side of the High Street and next to Larkinson's shop) which was the source of the Great Fire of Biggleswade in 1785.

The old market place is more of a grassy village green at this time. The High Street is relatively unchanged.

The market gardens in the centre are now the Wylie Road housing development. Christ Church was built in 1830-31, high above the town on Sambourne Hill.

This quiet little village north of Woodbridge was granted a market in the mid 15th century by Henry VI. Four hundred years later, it was here that John Kirby wrote his influential 'Suffolk Traveller'.

Aylsham prospered with linen manufacture in the Middle Ages, then worsted weaving, before becoming an agricultural market town in the 18th century.

Aylsham prospered with linen manufacture in the Middle Ages, then worsted weaving, before becoming an agricultural market town in the 18th century.

The church, castle and market hall, the historic heart of the town, remain at the centre, but more modern housing fans out from it in this scene.

Here in the Market Square Mr Thomas's considerable stock of hardware has spread out into the street.

The market place at Blandford held important sheep fairs until well into the 20th century, with the town council taking a toll on all sales.

This view shows the market cross on the left, a cone of stone replacing the original stepped base. Beyond it stands the 1809 town hall.

It now forms a centrepiece to this busy market town, familiar to the many local people who come to shop each week from dozens of surrounding towns and villages.

There is an inn, some shops and the remains of the old market cross. Over the centuries, the sea has crept steadily closer to the village and is now only a few hundred yards away.

It was built in the Neo-Georgian style to reflect Farnham's real Georgian buildings, which were erected when the town was the largest corn market in England.

Previously, this part of Greyfriars had been used to house cattle and other farm animals awaiting market.