Long forgotten Livestock Marts

[llamedos]

@Av Gorritt
Holmfirth on Hollowgate, Back of the 'New' market hall.

 

[rc mx110]

I remember the old one better than the new one. I think I only ever visited the new one two or three times. It didn't last long. Did the auctioneer go bust or something?

Yea first auctioneer did go bust (V king I think) . Then Bse hit and j.j morris just gave up on it

 

[llamedos]

Haslingden Fair

Wakefield

 

[Cowabunga]

Yea first auctioneer did go bust (V king I think) . Then Bse hit and j.j morris just gave up on it

I remember V King Thomas [I think they were] going under and leaving a lot of money owing to farmers.
Where is all the stock that used to go through these marts. JJ Morris might just as well give up on Cardigan mart as well, the way things are going.
Perhaps the new Carmarthen mart is taking everything?

 

[rc mx110]

I remember V King Thomas [I think they were] going under and leaving a lot of money owing to farmers.
Where is all the stock that used to go through these marts. JJ Morris might just as well give up on Cardigan mart as well, the way things are going.
Perhaps the new Carmarthen mart is taking everything?

Not the sheep anyway. In Carmarthen every thursday lucky if there are 4/5 pens of sheeps. Shame really as there is pens for 100's if not 1000's

 

[llamedos]

Just come across this delightful set of videos.
Chewing the Cud - memories of Hereford Livestock Mart. http://chewingthecud.net
A mixture of Memories from folk still living & a few are inter spaced with old footage.

 

[7610 super q]

Dad unloading a calf at Haverfordwest Mart in about 1960.....
Series 1 Land Rover ?

 

[fingermouse]

never can seem to find many pics of crewe market itself, i remember going a few times and my dad and workman went to sell calves on the last day it was open

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pic of hampton mart

Hampton was a cracking little Saturday morning market ,run by Jones ,s from Wrexham , Dad used too let us take calves and the odd bullock ,with the tractor and trailer ,they had an old wooden rail carriage as an office and a fair few(Me included even though I would only be 16/17) used to pile in the New inn for a butty and an afternoon of slowly getting bladdered and watching the racing on telly ,happy days
That photo must be quite rare and from near the end of its time as you can just make out the roundabout getting built

 

[fingermouse]

Found a few clips of various marts
Ludlow 1970

Skipton

 

[Dr. Alkathene]

Don't suppose anyone has any pictures of Preston Cattle Market? Could only find one online.

 

[Tonka]

Hellifield, near Skipton...........now houses

 

[Strawberry roan]

Anyone got any pictures of bolton market, the cattle market pub orobably had plenty of pictures inside but it burnt down a year or two ago before I got chance to get in .

 

[Hesstondriver]

St ives

St Neots

 

[JP1]

Bishops Stortford Cattle Market. Closed in 1982 and to be fair was far too small for modern day needs. If ever I went missing as a kid - and before the days of mobiles - my Grandad knew to drive from Dunmow, pick me up and take me back home to Harlow .........

 

[Hilly]

First time ive seen this, very sad used to trade there a bit back in the day.

 

[Yosemite Sam]

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.
Gloucester market was also a big one, but not sure what's on the site now

 

[itsalwaysme]

Chester cattle market 1950's

 

[itsalwaysme]

Chester early 1900's

 

[itsalwaysme]

Chester Cattle market 1972

 

[RobFZS]

did the roof fall in? lol