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With the wide expanse at the top of Marlowes, this area became an overflow for the cattle market.

In earlier days Briggate was where the merchants and clothiers assembled to buy and sell cloth, the start of business being heralded by the sounding of the market bell.

The market is held on Fridays, with the stalls between the Victorian pump and the 15th-century Market Cross. Whitworth's the grocer's is on the left- hand corner.

In earlier days Briggate was where the merchants and clothiers assembled to buy and sell cloth, the start of business being heralded by the sounding of the market bell.

The Shambles connects Market Street with Silver Street. It was the site of the medieval market, and 'shambles' was the common name associated with meat trading.

Petersfield is a true market town, for markets are still held here on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Leading away from the Market Place (the Market House is visible in the distance) is Silver Street. The posters on the corner shop are advertising 'Dark Passage', noted in the Kingshill view.

The Buttercross is to be found in the centre of the village market place. The railings have gone, as have the brick wall and the trees behind it.

By 1900, the citizens had erected a statue in front of the Market Hall of the great Admiral Blake, who was born in Bridgwater in 1598.

spire; a white tower-block with a jazzy stonework pattern on the side; the turrets of an old schoolhouse or a 1930s factory; and, in the middle, a vast, grey building with the words 'Chelmsford Market

The pedestrians walking towards the camera are heading for the High Street and, no doubt, the market. E

Here the photographer looks east along High Street, a wide market place with typical market encroachment blocking the view at the end; the building with the gable is a rebuild in 1877 of a 17th-century

Cartmel has been described as a cathedral city in miniature, and this corner of the cobbled Market Place has not changed much since this photograph was taken.

The wide High Street of the town of Skipton on the River Aire was the scene of a weekly livestock market until well into the 20th century, but it now accommodates a general street market on Mondays, Wednesdays

Nuneaton's first market was granted to the local prioress by Henry III.

King Henry III gave a charter to the town in 1219, and renewed it in 1242, confirming the right to hold a market on Thursdays.

The great age of the market cross, with its uneven steps and remains of the punishment stocks, is apparent. A Market Charter was granted in the 14th century.

This area was once part of the market place, which was established between 1066 and 1072 outside the outer bailey of the castle.

Sudbury, on the River Stour, was once an important cloth town, and has always had a popular market. Market Hill is lined with elegant Georgian buildings, with St Peter's Church at the top.

Its market is held on Fridays, with the stalls set up between the Victorian pump and the 15th-century market cross. Whitworth's the grocer's is on the left-hand corner.

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.

We are looking from the north end of the market place. A cattle and sheep market is in full swing.

West of Long Sutton and east of Spalding, Holbeach is another of Lincolnshire's numerous small market towns. It received its first market charter in 1252.

If you are a fan of open markets, Moreton on a Tuesday is your birthday and Christmas all rolled into one!