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The church, castle and market hall, the historic heart of the town, remain at the centre, but more modern housing fans out from it in this scene.

Here in the Market Square Mr Thomas's considerable stock of hardware has spread out into the street.

The market place at Blandford held important sheep fairs until well into the 20th century, with the town council taking a toll on all sales.

This view shows the market cross on the left, a cone of stone replacing the original stepped base. Beyond it stands the 1809 town hall.

It now forms a centrepiece to this busy market town, familiar to the many local people who come to shop each week from dozens of surrounding towns and villages.

There is an inn, some shops and the remains of the old market cross. Over the centuries, the sea has crept steadily closer to the village and is now only a few hundred yards away.

It was built in the Neo-Georgian style to reflect Farnham's real Georgian buildings, which were erected when the town was the largest corn market in England.

Previously, this part of Greyfriars had been used to house cattle and other farm animals awaiting market.

Ulverston was granted a market charter as early as 1280 by Edward I. The international aspect of the town's trade can be seen by the sign outside Joseph Hird's grocery in the centre of the picture.

The centre of attraction in Kingsbridge is the Market Hall (right). Although it has been rebuilt, the supporting pillars we see here are the original Elizabethan ones.

Welsh cattle drovers would have come this way in order to trade their animals in the market for salt.

The old Fish Market is just visible on the right, with the Odeon showing behind.

The striking tower of St Mary's Church looks out across Wallingford's picturesque Market Place. Much of the church was rebuilt during the 19th century.

Even when this picture was taken, the hustle and bustle of St John's weekly market lingered on only in the memories of the village's more senior citizens; it had ceased in 1888.

Here we see the narrow main street of this north Norfolk market town. The road sign on the left depicts a torch, and warns of a school just around the corner.

As a market town, Fakenham serves the needs of a wide area of villages and farms - as is suggested by the presence of the main national banks.

Hingham was an important market town in the Middle Ages.

The market still takes place here today.

Older buildings are to be found behind the innocuous facades of 18th- and 19th-century prosperity in Melton, which was boosted by its being at the centre of the hunting world, and by its prosperous sheep market

These follow the patterns of old burgage strips, and on market days, sheep were driven in single file along the narrow ways to be counted.

Built in 1963, this modern market replaced a century-old shopping hall.

To the right, out of view, is Carfax, a splendid irregular market place.

This view looks towards the Market Square from the junction with Well Street. The road curves attractively to the bowed end of the 18th-century Town Hall.

The western one is architecturally less interesting, but there are statues of Wellington and Nelson on the green: Wellington's moved here from the market-place in 1937, Nelson's in 1856.