Long forgotten Livestock Marts

[mx110]

one I spotted on Facebook the other day, Cockermouth about 98-2000 ish I think.

 

[Still Farming]

Old one of Bridgend Market.

 

[cainp1122]

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Dolgellau market

Do you know what year ?

 

[Banbury mart]

The second picture is the old market place and the other two are the third incarbnation.
I well remember Banbury market having been a regular most Wednesdays for ten years with barren cows. I should know the three on the rostrum as they sold my herd in 1986 sadly memory is failing.

I have quite a few pictures of Banbury cattle market, as used to work there and took lots of photos on the last day was open for trading , can share them if you like

 

[Renaultman]

I have quite a few pictures of Banbury cattle market, as used to work there and took lots of photos on the last day was open for trading , can share them if you like

That would be great, it was always the biggest ad in the farmers weekly.

 

[Bucks Boy]

The second picture is the old market place and the other two are the third incarbnation.
I well remember Banbury market having been a regular most Wednesdays for ten years with barren cows. I should know the three on the rostrum as they sold my herd in 1986 sadly memory is failing.

Hi @Exfarmer. The auctioneer sitting is Jim Watson, next to him is Ian Smethurst.

 

[JP1]

Hi @Exfarmer. The auctioneer sitting is Jim Watson, next to him is Ian Smethurst.

Yep . I replied I thought at the time . Crying shame that closed

 

[JP1]

I have quite a few pictures of Banbury cattle market, as used to work there and took lots of photos on the last day was open for trading , can share them if you like

I'd LOVE to see them. I occasionally post pictures on the Banburyshire FB page and even now it holds fond meories for many

My office was in the portacabin in the old BRS Merton Street yard and as it was positioned right on the party chainlink fence I saw all the wagons leaving in the exit road towards The Bell on Bridge Streer

 

[livestock 1]

Any photos of Tyneside Auction Mart yet?

 

[Bucks Boy]

Only pictures I have of Banbury market is a tractor pulling event held in the lorry park outside. Think it was early 80’s. I was only a kid. Great day, still remember it.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I remember all of those three pullers well from The Royal Show.

 

[Jimbojrf]

old Hexham mart. Brings back some memories. NMP

 

[livestock 1]

View attachment 1129860old Hexham mart. Brings back some memories. NMP

The wood hut!! Best fish and chips

 

[Jimbojrf]

The wood hut!! Best fish and chips

Yeah they certainly were. it was the highlight of my week when I was a kid eating those fish and chips

 

[livestock 1]

Yeah they certainly were. it was the highlight of my week when I was a kid eating those fish and chips

There was some characters there Kenny Potts Stuart Scott. Father used to send me over with loads of cattle to sell as a kid Tony Monkhouse would take them or Issac Wilkinson

 

[livestock 1]

Would love to see some of Tyneside

 

[Jimbojrf]

There was some characters there Kenny Potts Stuart Scott. Father used to send me over with loads of cattle to sell as a kid Tony Monkhouse would take them or Issac Wilkinson

I used to ride shotgun with otterburns wagons when I was a nipper. I remember pat one of the drovers.

 

[Jimbojrf]

Would love to see some of Tyneside

It was a mart I never went to. Passed it endless times going to Hexham. If I remember rightly didn't Cleveland meat buy a lot out of there.

 

[livestock 1]

It was a mart I never went to. Passed it endless times going to Hexham. If I remember rightly didn't Cleveland meat buy a lot out of there.

Now I can’t remember who was buying you are going back a long time. I think I was still at primary school when we were going there. Knack cows and ewes was all we took there

 

[Full of bull(s)]

Now I can’t remember who was buying you are going back a long time. I think I was still at primary school when we were going there. Knack cows and ewes was all we took there

Tony Thompson would be an auctioneer up there as a young man before Thirsk poached him