Long forgotten Livestock Marts

[young bull]

An article that illustrates the size of the Wakefield Fat cattle market from the Barnsley Chronicle from 19th December 1896

 

[ImLost]

An article that illustrates the size of the Wakefield Fat cattle market from the Barnsley Chronicle from 19th December 1896View attachment 1004917

Wait for someone to be along to say "prices not much different to today's then, and fert......."

 

[Suffolksucklers]

I like how the report is rather truthful rather than just

 

[Levelsman]

I like how the report is rather truthful rather than just

Not the competition with deadweight quotes then!

 

[borderterribles]

Here we are 125 years later and pigs are sometimes hardly any more money .

 

[Dave Morris]

always liked chester loading was easy as the beasts just walked on the wagon just as well as the RSPCA were always there

I was the forman at Chester livestock Market was good working with all the farmer's and remember Birt kirk very well

 

[pappuller]

I was the forman at Chester livestock Market was good working with all the farmer's and remember Birt kirk very well

We drove past the former Beeston market site on Monday evening, the whole top yard down to the furniture shed is now pretty well developed, the furniture and barren/fat sheds are still there so would presume the land owners kept them.

 

[Dave Morris]

I was the forman at Chester livestock Market was good working with all the farmer's and remember Birt kirk very well

 

[Dave Morris]

Pictures from last auction at chester

 

[livestock 1]

Any pictures of Tyneside?

 

[JP1]

Old paper cutting about Banbury Market from April 1st 1965

 

[wr.]

Old paper cutting about Banbury Market from April 1st 1965

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Does anyone remember Mr. Jack Townsend buying and selling barren cows?

 

[livestock 1]

Any photos or memories of Tyneside mart?

 

[Tomo23]

Just seen this link on Facebook. Maybe of interest to some midlands farmers.

Watch Old Smithfield - BFI Player

The end of an era as Shrewsbury's cattle market on Smithfield Road shuts its doors for the final time.

player.bfi.org.uk

 

[JP1]

Romford Market

Rochford Market

 

[thorpe]

i went up welford road in leicester today , wow that bought back some memories , i cut my teeth there buying rabbits and hens. i thought i'd make a killing with those banty cocks at 6d! i didn't

 

[livestock 1]

Any Tyneside Auction pictures?

 

[Hilly]

Any Tyneside Auction pictures?

Used to be coal mine ya nar

 

[thorpe]

ive just remembeored 2 of the auctioneers bob crooks and nigel fox , nothing changes does it ?. that fat cattle ring was corupt to say the least!

 

[bobk]

ive just remembeored 2 of the auctioneers bob crooks and nigel fox, nothing changes does it ?. that fat cattle ring was corupt to say the least!

Hardly surprising