An article on Old Ipswich …

… which, sadly, refers to the Old Cattle Market as a venue but doesn’t discuss the previous purpose – a cattle market that I visited in c.1980, just before it was demolished to build the new bus station.

The cattle had just left after the day’s trading although I can still visualise the building. The market had several previous locations, such as the part of Princes Street that hosted HMRC until last year , where oxen often escaped to roam among the tight-knit streets nearby:

http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/ipswich_icons_old_cattle_market_just_the_ticket_for_growing_service_1_4075300


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3 responses to “An article on Old Ipswich …”

  1. I remember when Gloucester’s cattle market was right in town. It has now moved to the outskirts and is huge! 35 acres. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol4/pp259-262

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