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Bedale was granted its market charter by Henry III, and this view of the North End of the cobbled Market Place shows the 14th-century market cross standing on its six stone steps, with the impressive tower

Middleton was granted a market charter on 23 June 1791 and the market remained here until 1939. Surrounded by shops and inns, the Market Place was the hub of the town for many years.

Here we see a close-up view of the Market Hall with its imposing front and large statues mounted over the entrance.

The new outside market stalls which stretch along the Peel Street side and the back of the Market Hall were built in 2003 to replace the concrete umbrella market, which was demolished in 2002.

Lynn has two market places, holding markets on different days of the week. The large stone building is the Corn Exchange, built in 1854: Ceres, the goddess of plenty, stands at the top.

The Town Hall did not need or get a clock, because the Market Hall had the town's clock on a free-standing tower in front of it.

The grandeur of both St Peter's and Market Hill are shown to best advantage in the days before car parking.

The weekly market which dates back centuries is held every Thursday.

The future of the controversial Queensgate Market site, the piazza and the library are all under discussion as the Council has ambitions to redevelop the area to rival Kingsgate.

Acle is a small market town, now really a village; it was granted its market charter in the 13th century. It became a major cattle-market, receiving a boost when the railway arrived.

Here we have a view of Carperby's village green, showing the market cross in the background. Two little girls pose obligingly for the camera.

The market hall dates from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and was used as a corn and produce market on the ground floor and a cloth market upstairs.

This view down Market Street shows how Whittlesey has prospered in the past fifty years.

This photograph of the 15th-century Market Cross shows just how far the original concept of a market town has moved in the 20th century.

The town's fine Market House dates from 1698; it rests on an arcade of pillars that are unusual in that they are made of stone on the outside, and timber on the inside.

Another view of Chesterfield's sloping Market Place.

In this view, looking downhill towards County Hall, there is a sheep market under way.

All the hustle and bustle of a Tuesday market day in Settle is captured in this photograph, as Dales folk gather round the market cross and the stalls.

Acle is a small market town, now really a village; it was granted its market charter in the 13th century. It became a major cattle-market, receiving a boost when the railway arrived.

This historic, red, sandstone market town suffered at the hands of the Scottish raiders down the centuries—its castle is now little more than a ruin. It nestles under the wooded slopes of the Beacon.

On the left is the Pannier Market, built in 1885, a grand construction with a wooden vaulted roof of cathedral-like proportions. Market Days are Tuesday and Friday.

The main part of the new outside market lies along Peel Street; its construction forced the alteration of the bus station into a line of stands on each side of the street.

Sudbury had a corn and cattle market on Thursdays with a general market on Saturdays. There was also an annual pony sale, attended by travellers, on Market Hill.

Market Place lost its market in 1949. Fortunately, it has since been pedestrianised and the market restored.