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Two ox heads above granite pillars on the left indicate the Market House entrance, erected in 1840 for meat, poultry and butter.

This is an old name which means 'the road leading to the stirk (cattle) land' and refers to the use of the road to drive cattle into market from the north.

The open-air swimming pool in Market Drayton was built in the 1930s; it attracted people from a large area around the town, even from as far away at Stoke on Trent.

This shot was taken at the southern end of Market Street, which leads to that area of town that was traditionally the main shopping centre.

The market has not changed fundamentally over the years, except that today the emphasis is on clothes and general bric-a-brac—the livestock sales that originated here are long gone.

The buildings to the right of the gateway, which led in from the Market Place, were part of the District Council offices.

Here we see Norwich Castle rising above the bustle of the sheep market. A

The Spout is the local name for the unusually grand fountain which dominates Dudley's lively market place.

A splendid array of 1920s motor cars occupy the market place in this view looking west.

Originally a part of the Cardigan Fields estate, Headingley was put on the market in 1888 and purchased by the Leeds cricket and football clubs in January 1889.

One famous resident was R D Blackmore, the author of 'Lorna Doone' and 'Christowell', who worked here as a market gardener, writing his novels in his spare time.

We are looking from the west end of Market Hill into Friars Street.

This view is almost identical to R84007 (page 28), but the photographer has stepped back to include Huins on Market Place corner and its neighbours, E A Hodges and Boots the Chemist.

This view along the main street towards the Market Square displays an air of rural pragmatism, with several of the shops displaying their wares for inspection outside.

Today, Haywards Heath is a commuter market town, and many of its residents travel daily to work in London.

Note the market stall on the left and the famous old 'George Hotel' on the right. This impor- tant coaching inn was still the stopping-off point for coaches to London in 1846.

Two ancient churches occupy sites in the Old Town: St Mary's in nearby Lowgate, and the Church of the Holy Trinity, shown here with its attendant market stalls.

Finedon has had a market charter since at least 1294 and the older part of the town, pictured here, lies at the west end.

We start in the Market Place of Grantham, a town of 30,000 whose medieval wealth was based on wool from the sheep grazing the Kesteven fields.

The Harbour, the Bridge, St Ann's Staith, Pier Road, the Fish Market, the Piers

Lloyds Bank had succeeded the Northamptonshire Banking Company, which had opened in 1876 in temporary offices in the Market Place. In 1890 they joined forces with the Capital and Counties Bank.

Middleham was once a major market town, but it is famous for two things: the training of racehorses, and its castle, home to Richard III.

However, it was once a more substantial settlement and a significant market centre for the locality.

A bustling market day. On the right are the Saracen's Head and the Clinton Arms Hotel, which once boasted stabling facili- ties for no less than ninety horses.