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Goods are being packed up into large wicker hampers, and perhaps some stallholders have already repaired to one of the town's many inns - 'market fresh' was a local expression for having

Here the photographer looks across the High Street westwards from Church Headland Lane with the start of Market Hill to the left of the thatched cottage, Cobwebs.

Facing us in the distance is Barnett's the fishmonger's, a local business in the Market Place of long standing - it closed in 2000.

The isolated tower that stands in the middle of the Town Square was once attached to the parish church, which was built on the site of Coleford's old Market House in 1821.

The market has always done brisk trade, but it is most renowned for seafood and chips.

The ancient Market Cross with its sundial dominates the High Street in Barlborough, opposite the Rose and Crown public house, which is on the right of this 50s photograph.

Hodges Garage (in the distance, behind the bus entering Market Square) has since been demolished, and the Castle Hotel (by the street lamp on the right) has also closed.

The columns on the left are on the front of the Market Hall below the old court house. Next door to the Bear Hotel is Kirkland's the chemist's.

To the left of Market Street, Thomas Houghton`s cotton waste mill has the smaller Spodden Mill to its right- hand side.

Situated on the Wye just above its junction with the Severn, Chepstow derives its name from Chepe-stow, meaning market town.

To the right is the 'Lord Warden' sailing barge, and behind her is the old fish market, which was destroyed in World War I.

It is now the headquarters of Shoon, an international company marketing clothing and footwear.

Beyond is the Provisions Market of 1834, later the School of Art, fire station and library, now also shops.

The market pump (right) stands outside Wright's newsagents shop. Nearer the painter on his ladder (extreme right) are a hardware shop and 'Granny' Clarke's general store.

Wellington, about ten miles south-west of Taunton at the foot of the Blackdown Hills, is an attractive market town with its focus where South, Fore and High Streets meet.

Here in the centre of the village in the market place is a three-sided cross: three arches carry a spirelet, all in mellow golden limestone.

The Green continues south from the market place. The half-timbered house on the right dates from Tudor times.

Woolhall Street, beyond Everard's, marks the site of the medieval market Toll House and the later Wool Hall, which was demolished to create the street.

This view looks north out of the Market Place, past the corner of St John Street, with the Old Vicarage on the right.

On Saturday 30 November 1745 a small advance party belonging to Prince Charles Edward Stuart's army entered the town and set up shop at the cross in the Market Place.

Looking back up North Street towards the Parade and Market House, with the Post Office on the left, as it still is today.

It stood on a site just in front of the Central Methodist church; there had once been a Wednesday yarn market here.

Few buildings remain untouched by the passing of the years in this sunny picture of the Market Place.

The Market Square is overlooked by what is arguably the finest wool church in a countryside full of those magnificent buildings.