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On market days the favourite places for a tip- ple were the Wheatsheaf, the Talbot and the King's Arms.

Some time during the second half of the 19th century, Bracknell became a town, helped by the coming of the railway in 1856 and the development of market gardening and brick-making.

Note the broad width of the street where the market used to be held, and the pleasing variety of architecture and raised pavements.

The present Guildhall building, with its clean neo-Georgian styling, replaced the earlier one on the south side of the market square in 1936-7.

The present Guildhall building, with its clean neo-Georgian styling, replaced the earlier one on the south side of the market square in 1936-7.

In recent centuries the green was used for livestock markets.

Inside the market, stalls were laid out in regular rows, with clothing, material and footwear stalls to the middle and foodstuffs to the outside.

These gardens were laid out in 1814; to this day they are a small haven of peace away from the bustle of this busy market town.

The building in the centre of the picture was the former butter and fish market. Dating

town house for the lead mine-owner Charles Bathurst of Arkengarthdale c1720, its newly-fashionable hand-made bricks, three-storey height and eight bays must then have made it very prominent in the Market

Within a short walk of the Market Square are two interesting museums.

Parking is at a premium, and it's not even market day!

The region's strong agricultural tradition is reflected in this view of livestock at market. Note the dog jumping the railings in the middle of the picture.

In the late 1870s the Grammar School boys had lost a corner of their cricket field when a new area was being laid out for the weekly market.

Here we see the Market Place from the Guildhall. The number of parked cars is perhaps an indication of the traffic problems to come in later years.

The building in the centre of the picture was the former butter and fish market. Dating

In addition to the difficulty of travelling over bad roads in the 18th and 19th centuries, murderers and thieves abounded, and farmers coming home from market would travel together for protection

Barton-upon-Humber was once a rival to the port of Kingston upon Hull on the other side of the river Humber, but it is now a much smaller settlement, and the Market Place confirms that most definitely.

town house for the lead mine-owner Charles Bathurst of Arkengarthdale c1720, its newly-fashionable hand-made bricks, three-storey height and eight bays must then have made it very prominent in the Market

Barton-upon-Humber was once a rival to the port of Kingston upon Hull on the other side of the river Humber, but it is now a much smaller settlement, and the Market Place confirms that most definitely.

This is the heart of the town, and markets have been held here for 800 years; the basic size and shape of the market place has remained largely the same throughout that period, as evinced by

This is the heart of the town, and markets have been held here for 800 years; the basic size and shape of the market place has remained largely the same throughout that period, as evinced by

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

Georgian buildings line Market Hill, with St Peter's Church at the top. The artist Thomas Gainsborough was born in Sudbury in a former 16th century inn, and he lived and worked here for many years.