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Longton Market
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Saturday 4th May 2013
Longton Market 150th anniversary celebration
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Longton Market Hall on The
Strand
to the left is the Town Hall and to the righ is the corner of the Bennett
Precinct shopping area
Bing maps - 2012
Situated in
the centre of the town, behind the Town Hall, Longton Market Hall
has six entrances around the building's perimeter
In 2013 Longton Market Hall contained 83 stalls run by independent traders, selling a large range of goods, produce and services. |
MARKETS - LONGTON The Borough Market is situated in Market-place, and is open for the sale of fruit, vegetables, provisions, confectionery, and
miscellaneous goods generally on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Market Inspector.—W. R. Hawkins. the market details in 1907 - from a trade directory |
the market on the corner of The
Strand and Transport Lane
Transport Lane was originally named
Market Lane - it was renamed in the mid 1950's
photos: May 2013
the frontage of
the market shops on the Strand
As well as the stalls inside the market halll there are a number of shops on the Strand that are incorporated into the Market.
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the view looking up The Strand
the mosaic above the main
entrance - 'This Market Hall Was Erected AD 1862'
the hall was built in 1862 and
the Town Hall completed in 1863
the market opened on the 2nd May 1863
French Renaissance style
entrance to Longton Market
detail on the entrance
tower
Butchers at Longton Market in
1968
photo: Sentinel newspaper
two photos of the market
interior taken c.1990
- just before the market was refurbished
photos: Doreen Colclough
Longton Market Stallholders in 1907....
Market Lane LONGTON BOROUGH MARKET. STALLHOLDERS.
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from: 1907 Staffordshire
Sentinel
'Business Reference Guide to The Potteries, Newcastle & District'
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