B/w print

Acc.no: PEZPH : 1989.1068

Identification

Item: The interior of the Penzance Meat Market, known as The Shambles

Description: This is the interior of the Meat Market, The Terrace, Penzance. Meat from slaughterhouses in Bread Street was hung overnight and sold in the market which closed in 1926 and was demolished in 1928. The central building part of what was 'The Shambles' meat market moved from the old Corn Exchange below in 18--. The market supplied meat to shops and stalls in front of the building. The Public Health Authority bemoaned the lack of hygiene as there was no drainage to take away the blood etc from the slaughterhouses. The streets ran with blood. The shop to the left is Simspons Oufitters which took over the passageway to Bread Street and the space in between. The shop to the right was Michchell's Outfitters and Hatters which became Dingles and is now a building society.

Condition: Good -

Description

Height: Mm

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Material: Photograph

Production

Method: Printed

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