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The war memorial replaced an earlier obelisk with gas lamps attached; this had stood in the middle of what was a sheep market until 1885, the livestock market then moving to a new site in Bury

Farmers' wives and country women have been up since dawn packing their baskets with jars of home-made jams and marmalades for this sizeable market.

Set in the midst of a region of rich and picturesque farms, it developed into an important market centre for the agricultural community.

The back of the Crown Inn can just be seen in the centre, where Station Road becomes Hinckley Road, curving south past the parish church, and on to Nailstone and Market Bosworth.

Markets have been held here on Thursdays for hundreds of years.

A motor historian's delight, this view of the old Market Place shows it being used as a car park on market day.

Puritans disapproved of crosses and removed them from market places. After the Restoration, Aberdeen decided that a new Market Cross was needed, although it was 1686 before it was erected.

The Market Place is dominated by the Moot Hall, rebuilt by the Bedford Estate in 1852 in Jacobethan style with the re-used clock cupola from the 18th-century predecessor bursting from the roof in a bizarre

are looking north towards Kemple End.The sizeable railway sidings that we can see here denote how important Clitheroe was as a distribution centre for this part of the Ribble Valley.After the sheep market

Whilst the High Street is a shadow of its former self, the Rose & Crown Hotel, located at the junction with the Market Place, is enjoying somewhat of a renaissance, with its current owners investing

Later, Bourne became a market town with a (now largely vanished) castle and a Norman priory founded in 1138, now the parish church.

After the First World War, a dignified war memorial was built at the north end of the Market Square with the names of the dead on bronze plaques.

The inn had a theatre in its yard but in 1779 a proper theatre opened in Angel Street and from then on the King's Head hosted a market instead.

The town prospered in medieval times as a market for cloth and linen thread, which was spun and woven from local flax. Mere Street funnels its way, tight as a shirt collar, to the market place.

The town prospered in medieval times as a market for cloth and linen thread, which was spun and woven from local flax. The poet John Skelton was rector here for a quarter of a century.

The town was laid out north and west of the Abbey precincts, with the Market Place at the junction of High, Magdalen, Benedict and North Load Streets.

The George Hotel, top left, spans the entrance to the Market Arcade in Devonshire Street. It led into a covered market built between 1860 and 1866, a venue much used for meetings and entertainment.

Behind this ancient market town, the Mendips rise steeply, while the long main street of Axbridge winds to and from the central market place.

In the past there was a bustling livestock market and three annual fairs; the town was then known as Market Harling. It was already famous for the manufacture of linen and cloth.

The name of Aylesbury is known to everyone through its distinctive heavy breed of duck, which was developed in the 18th century for the London meat market.

This view shows the west end of the Market Square. Several routes enter town, but none disturb this pretty square. A couple , probably visitors, admire the old market cross.

the early days of the market town (Heaton Duggan) The cottages and the car park are possibly on the early village green and the first market place of the town.

This view shows the west end of the Market Square. Several routes enter town, but none disturb this pretty square. A couple , probably visitors, admire the old market cross.

The photographer is facing inland towards the village centre where the cattle market and the market place were at the time. They are not there now - housing or car parks have taken their place.