Long forgotten Livestock Marts

[itsalwaysme]

This was just opposite Chester cattle market on "Cow Lane bridge"

 

[jimmer]

the smallest market o have ever seen

 

[fingermouse]

did the roof fall in? lol

Nah they were knocking it down to build the inner ring road ,Wrights moved to the new council market down sealand rd in 1972,supposed to be being all under one roof and its fancy glass fronted offices and café a market for years to come ,it lasted about 35 before it shut for ever

 

[S J H]

I do like the way they used to build things, I don't expect there's any need for the amount of detail in the buildings or the pens, but things were done right.

 

[Flossie]

Preston Auction 1950's (edged red) Railway in blue. Blackpool Road in green.

The pub. Still there, but renamed the Brook Tavern

The shops in the background-Entwistle Guns, the cafe just visible Coars round the back, Porters across the road

 

[Stuart J]

Anyone any photos of Maud Mart?

I was led to believe had the biggest cattle throughout in Europe at one time.

 

[chris1494]

Not sure if that works or not but the old Ross on Wye market in the 1970s

 

[chris1494]

Here are a couple of photo's from markets long gone from around here that I used to go to as a boy
Bath had a small market on a Wednesday every week in Walcot street that is now a hotel with multi storey car park underneath.
Chippenham was one of the biggest one day markets in its day that is now houses.
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I believe that the picture of Gloucester is the first market in centre of the city sorry can't give dates it's a bus station now. The newer market was st oswalds and that is a shopping centre now I included more pics of Gloucester both the early and later ones.

 

[JWL]

What was frightening at the time was how fast they closed some of the markets. If I can remember after all those years, I'm sure we were told that Banbury was going to be moved to the other side of the M40 but that just seemed to be rumours then all of a sudden they announced that it would shut in a fortnight! Thank God we were allready sending lambs to Midland Meat Packers at the time and would accept what we would have sent to Banbury as well.

 

[yellowbelly]

Scunthorpe Cattle Market - 1950's

Frank Tafford selling(no idea what but it drew a big crowd) Chap in the ring in the Trilby hat, below the scales, is Jim Suddaby, a cattle dealer from Messingham and latterly, Fountain House, Brigg. Closed late 60's. Supermarket and car park now.

 

[Spud]

Nearly 30yrs ago, I regularly used to go to Doncaster market on a Saturday with my uncle and cousin, and Beverley on a Wednesday in the school holidays, no pics though, sorry. Both now long gone. Malton market as it currently is wont be there much longer, though theres a new one on the way.

 

[itsalwaysme]

Nah they were knocking it down to build the inner ring road ,Wrights moved to the new council market down sealand rd in 1972,supposed to be being all under one roof and its fancy glass fronted offices and café a market for years to come ,it lasted about 35 before it shut for ever

 

[jimmer]

@traadilooar
@1946t

you got anything on the old cattle market in St Johns ?

 

[Old Boar]

@Cowabunga - the entrance to the mart was to one side of where Next stands, it is now a delivery road. The main cattle ring was roughly were Cotswold is now and the top of Debenhams. Having spent most Wednesdays there selling heifers, I can quite clearly bring it all to mind. You may recognise the old pedestrian entrance, long gone now.

this was the market disappearing-

Just over the road was the food market.

These were taken around 1900. The clock tower is still there.

Now who can place this?

The arches in the background give it away. Christmas Fatstock Show, Market Yard, Cardigan December 1950 which is now the inner bit infront of the indoor market.

 

[d williams]

Congleton cattle market.
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Your colour picture looks very much like cowbridge market

 

[CrevisbigX]

Your colour picture looks very much like cowbridge market

You got me thinking my source is wrong can remember the black doors but now you mention it can't
remember the trees being that close

 

[CrevisbigX]

Your colour picture looks very much like cowbridge market

Oops you are right will have to find the ones I was going to use my mistake cheers.

 

[JP1]

I cannot help but fear for quite a few of the markets I've seen on my travels over the last few years

 

[CrevisbigX]

I cannot help but fear for quite a few of the markets I've seen on my travels over the last few years

Chelford and Beeston who knows what happening their.

 

[RobFZS]

Chelford and Beeston who knows what happening their.

Cant get planning for the other mart so i hear