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It was the seat of the De Braoses, with a mighty stone castle; but its keep of about 1100 is now merely a fragment, for the market and town migrated to nearby Steyning when the Adur silted up.

This is the west side of the market place; we have a better view of the church with its massive tower and noble parapets.

Market day was Saturday in Victorian times.

Conveniently overlooking the sheep market, the inn had sheep pens in its rear yard.

Rebuilt in 1867 by John Loughborough Pearson, the architect of the eastern extension of Wakefield Cathedral, the parish church of St Helen looks down on the town's market place.

This quiet spot in the centre of this bustling market town is now covered with tennis courts, a children's playground and extensive rose gardens.

It enjoys a prosperity founded on more than its agricultural and market traditions—engineering works were established here in Victorian times and Dereham grew into one of the busiest centres of

China Street, St Leonard's Gate, Penny Street, Church Street and Market Street formed the original layout of the town from 1610, as we can see from Speed's map of Lancashire, which had an inset showing

Up the hill towards one of Chalfont St Peter's commons, Gold Hill, Tudor-style shops and flats were built on the north side of the road in 1922, called Market Place and decked out with fake

With the silting up of the River Dee and the decline of Chester as a port in the early 19th century, Neston began to thrive as a market town and coaching station.

Situated on its northern edge, Enfield is one of the most attractive market towns within the Greater London area; it was well-established by Domesday.

This is a lovely wide open space with ample room for the Friday market. This photograph must have been taken from the Trinity Bridge.

remains, while the Georgian bay windows to the range beyond conceal Bishop Bekynton's mid 15th-century Nova Opera, a range of houses over workshops and shops built along the north side of the market

This view was taken looking north along Bridge Street towards the Market Place – indeed, in the left centre of the view we can see the cupola and stair tower of the Town Hall.

The town is dominated by the Market Place and the church of St Lawrence.

Those who did their business here would know where to find the Blackburn cotton manufacturers, or the Oldham cotton spinners, as well as cotton brokers, agents for the Indian and Chinese markets, and machinery

Smith, a market gardener, had the shop purpose-built in 1898 to sell his produce. His nursery, he claimed, boasted 10,000 acres of glass.

Mr Bird, who also had a stall on the market, went to Covent Garden twice a week to buy produce that would arrive by train in Kettering by lunchtime.

The crowd look on as the catch is being landed for the market. An expectant bevy of seagulls watch carefully in case there are any fishy morsels coming in their direction.

Mr Bird, who also had a stall on the market, went to Covent Garden twice a week to buy produce that would arrive by train in Kettering by lunchtime.

A market cross was here in 1707, but it was demolished 160 years later. Opposite the Cathedral's west door was a jeweller's shop displaying the City Time Ball.

The market was central to the town's economy for centuries. The large area was also the scene of many public meetings, parades and civic ceremonies.

It is likely that the inhabitants of inland villages such as Wyke Regis and Melcombe Regis moved nearer the sea to take advantage of these new markets for goods, establishing the present

Always of some local importance, the village had a weekly medieval market and three-day fair at the feast of St Botolph, granted in 1318.