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Markets and fairs have always played an important part throughout the country, and Haywards Heath is no exception.

By 1922, new businesses had taken over many of the premises in the Market Place. On the left are Timothy Whites and Taylor's, a chemist chain, then the Corn Exchange.

We are in Market Square. The strange pole erected on the roof is the local telephone system.

As this is a market town, the town centre has a remarkable number of hotels and hostelries; on the right is the Griffin Hotel, established in the 16th century, an important posting house

There are no trees obstructing the road now, but otherwise this scene has altered little and markets are still held.

On the immediate left is the pump and a corner of the fine Market Hall, built in 1814 by local man John Perry; it was soon affectionately referred to as the Pepperbox and, more recently, as the Pepperpot

Since the photograph was taken, there have been changes along the approach to Sheep Market: the building with the mansard roof, end on to the photographer, has been replaced with an incongruous group of

The Market Place, shown here, has fine 17th- and 18th-century buildings; the 3-storey ashlar-faced house right of centre is a fine example, with its rusticated ground floor stonework, fine pediment

It offered a more varied education than the formal syllabus of the Grammar School, founded in 1591 and based at the Elizabethan Hall near to the outdoor market.

Cannon Green, consisting of Nos 1-3 Market Place, is an 18th-century terrace, named after the Russian cannon from the Crimean War which used to stand there before it was removed for scrap metal during

Today, the upstart Hoddesdon is a large and successful market town, whilst Broxbourne boasts only a short row of shops in its High Street.

Close to the church and the Cross, an ancient glacial boulder cut with a slot to hold a market cross, lies the intriguing underground Royston Cave.

The market town is bisected by the 75-mile River Wharfe.

By 1955, Market Hill has become a little busier.

Road was specifically created to trade on its location by the local landowner Idonea de Viponts as early as the 12th century, when the existing Roman road was diverted into this huge and attractive market

As part of a commitment to education, the Wheatsheaf pub and King Edward VII School had to make way for a new College of Advanced Technology on Market Hill in 1957.

Lloyds Bank, on the right, is on the corner of Market Street. The policeman, possibly on traffic duty, is talking to a man whose cap and breeches suggest a chauffeur or AA patrolman.

The road from Sawley to Waddington crossed the back road from Clitheroe to Slaidburn here, so the cloth produced from local wool could be taken to the markets and fairs on packhorses.

The width of the street shows that the village was laid out with room for the country market that was once held here, with stalls on the cobbles either side.

This lively low-angle shot, virtually from ground level, looks north-eastwards along the Market Place and the northern side of East Street at its western end.

The majority of these premises were completely demolished in later years, and an open-air market was held here.

The first was in the Market Place, near St Anne's Square, built in 1729 at the expense of Sir Oswald Mosley, Lord of the Manor. It was taken down in 1793, and a new Exchange was started in 1806.

The first was in the Market Place, near St Ann's Square, built in 1729 at the expense of Sir Oswald Mosley, Lord of the Manor. It was taken down in 1793, and a new Exchange was started in 1806.

Sited on an old cattle market, the Sands Leisure Centre was opened in 1983 to provide much valued modern gym and leisure facilities, as well as acting as a well-used venue for theatre and musical