B/w print
Acc.no: PEZPH : 1989.1066
Identification
Item: The entrance to the Shambles Meat Market opposite the Market House
Description: Pictured here is the old entrance from Market Place to the Shambles Meat Market. The area on the left was used for hanging cattle ready for sale. Many of the slaughterhouses were in Bread Street where there was inadequate drainage to deal with the waste products, thus giving perpetual problems for the Borough's Sanitary Officer. Notices tell of the change of premises to the old Butter Market in Princess Street. The photograph is dated 1928 when the Borough sold the premises to the adjacent Messrs Simpsons, outfitters. This allowed Simpsons to extend their outfitters shop. Simpsons, still a family business in 2013, have retained the passageway shown which provides a short cut from Bread Street to the Terrace.
Condition: Good -
Description
Height: Mm
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Material: Photograph
Production
Method: Printed
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