Long forgotten Livestock Marts

[J 1177]

Being a railway town, maybe , although I don't remember it being close to a railway line when I was there

Its close. The car park borders the railway car park. Im not sure of the photo tho

 

[JP1]

Lacy Scott, Bury St Edmunds

Photos from Paul Burgess

 

[farmerclare]

Perth sales 1952 (from Facebook)

 

[IH 684]

Lacy Scott, Bury St Edmunds

Photos from Paul Burgess

Is this mart still open?

 

[wr.]

Brecon market 1950s





My father's transport

 

[JP1]

Is this mart still open?

Very sadly no. It is now a carpark for the new ARC shopping centre

 

[JP1]

Still going but not with hurdles like those; Wilton Fair in the 70's

Photo credit Ian Gurr

 

[JP1]

Banbury - once the Stockyard of Europe

Photo credit Haig Murray

That road lane sign stayed up a good while after the market was flattened

 

[wr.]

Does anyone remember Mr. Jack Townsend at Banbury?

 

[JP1]

Does anyone remember Mr. Jack Townsend at Banbury?

I remember Jack Bott who was foreman driver for a big livestock haulier there

 

[Sweepa]

Mart at O Hanlons corner, Dublin 1960's

Cows being driven to Phibsborough mart ,Dublin (date unknown).

Kilkenny Sheep sale, could easily be 1920s....

 

[David.]

Banbury photos;
Kevin Gilkes moving fat beast round Banbury fat ring.
Lewis Tudhope selling sheep and Spider Reynolds clerking, Ian Gilkes in blue coat in pen, messers Brazier and Coulton among buyers.

 

[David.]

I remember Jack Bott who was foreman driver for a big livestock haulier there

That's not the back of him in photo 6, left hand side at the bottom is it?
Was doing my brains, and came up with name Jack (Hobbs?) but you might have it nailed.

 

[Netherfield]

Clitheroe 1953, dropped off at a butchers in the Stockport/Glossop area.

 

[DRC]

http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-old-smithfield-1959/

 

[Dalos]

Very interesting to see how times have changed

 

[DRC]

@Hurdle bunter @sherg @Shropshire Farmer @Kevtherev @JP1
Might find this interesting.

 

[JP1]

Very interesting to see how times have changed

Agreed. Mostly for the better from what I can see.

 

[bobk]

Really interesting , didn't know the market was in town , the market before the present one was prehistoric

 

[DaveJ]

If you know the town, you can still spot some of the market buildings that have survived among the modern developments now covering the site. Great find.