Market Collection

Pragues Old Town Square Christmas Market viewed from the Astronomical Clock during blue hour, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Smithfield Market
The vast interior of Smithfield meat market, with carcasses hanging from hooks all down the central aisle

Smithfield Meat Market
Meat porters shifting baskets, which have been unloaded from the early meat train to Smithfield Market, London, January 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sale of Russian horses in Goldap, 1914 Sale of Russian horses in Goldap, 1914. Captured Russian horses are sold to civilians in Goldap in East Prussia after the Battle of Tannenberg

Old Market Cross, Newtownards - a view of the market cross with the main street in the background and children in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Newtownards)

Jonathan Thatcher riding cow to Stockport Market
Jonathan Thatcher rode his cow to Stockport Market on 27 November 1784 in defiance of Pitts Horse Tax. 1784

Market Street, Longton early 1900's

Thorne Market Place probably 1920s

Reigate Town Hall and Market, Surrey Date: 1928

A London fair day at the Metropolitan Cattle Market (litho)
560158 A London fair day at the Metropolitan Cattle Market (litho) by Green, Charles (1840-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: A London fair day at the Metropolitan Cattle Market)

Market Sq. Newtownards - an elevated view of the square with people and horse vehicles, to the Town Hall in the background. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Newtownards)

Smithfield Market
Carcasses hanging from hooks and butchers wearing their traditional white overalls at Smithfield Market, London. Date: 1950s

Goblin Market by Pauline Baynes
Illustration by Pauline Baynes depicting a scene from Goblin Market, the poem by Christina Rossetti

Christmas Market in Marienplatz and the New Town Hall, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

England / Ulverston
The town centre at Ulverston, Cumbria, a market town a few miles south of the English Lake District

Portobello Market / 1960S
Browsing the stalls at Portobello Road market

Market Place, Dewsbury, Yorkshire
Market Place, Dewsbury, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany - Marktplatz with Ducal Palace (left) and Marktkirche (back right). Date: 1908

Street scene, Hoi An, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Market Place & Church, Leigh, Lancashire
Market Place & Church, Leigh, near Wigan, Lancashire, England. Date: 1900s

Asia, Vietnam. Snake wine for sale in a Saigon store, Ho Chi Minh City

HAITI. Port-au-Prince. Haitian market scene. Naive art. Fresco

Market day in Place de la Liberte, Sarlat, Dordogne, France, Europe

Smithfield Market
Smithfield meat market

England, London, Camden, Camden Market, Market Hall exterior

Market Square, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland. Date: 1900s

Grand Place, Brussels (Bruxelles), Belgium, Europe

Kingston-Upon-Thames
The Market Place, Kingston- upon-Thames, Surrey, England, on a busy market day

Piece Hall a083824
Looking over the market stalls in the courtyard of the Piece Hall in Halifax, West Yorkshire

Christmas Market, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Beer steins, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Reading, Berkshire
The market place at Reading, Berkshire Date: 1895

Busy street scene at Spitalfields, East End of London
A busy street scene at Spitalfields in the East End of London. The location is the junction of Commercial Street and Brushfield Street. The building at the right is Spitalfields Market

Vucciria Market, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Norwich / Market Place
Norwich, Norfolk: the Market Place Date: 1905

Chorley Market Street early 1900s

John Wesley, Methodist preacher, in action out of doors at a market cross. Date: 18th century

Market Street, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
Market Street, Kirkby Stephen, near Kendal, Cumbria, England. Showing the Black Bull Hotel Date: 1910s

Bradford Market Street
Market Street, Bradford, Yorkshire

The Village of Kineton, Warwickshire, 1885-1887, (1944). Creator: Unknown
The Village of Kineton, Warwickshire, 1885-1887, (1944). Map showing the market place, St Peters Church, Wesleyan chapel, the Steam Corn Mill, the Manor House and the River Dene

Christmas Market, Krakow, Poland, Europe

Leighton Buzzard EPW056941
The Market Square, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfrodshire. Photographed in 1938 by Aerofilms Ltd

The Diamond, Carndonagh - a street scene with a market going on at the side of the road. There are people and hand carts. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Carndonagh)

British Guns dash through French town
A British Artillery piece is rushed at a gallop through the market-place of a French town, the square surrounded by shell damaged buildings

Bouquinistes, Paris Quais - Book and Print Sellers
The bouquinistes whose stalls form a permanent book and print market lining the Quai de la Tournelle on the banks of the River Seine, Paris, France. Date: circa 1930s

London. Lambeth Walk. 1930s History of London - Vauxhall / Lambeth

Shellfish stall in Les Halles, Paris, France
Adults and children at a shellfish stall in Les Halles, in Paris, France

Bethnal Green Market, East London
Shoppers in Bethnal Green Market, East London. Date: circa 1930s

The Horse Fair, 1852-55. Creator: Rosa Bonheur
The Horse Fair, 1852-55. Horse market held in Paris on the tree-lined Boulevard de l Hopital

Lamps and lanterns in shop in the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey

Suffragettes Pankhurst and Gawthorpe Rutland 1907
Christabel Pankhurst and Mary Gawthorpe in the Market Place, Uppingham, holding a meeting during the 1907 Rutland bye-election

A Plan of the town of Sheffield in the county of York drawn by W
Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library:s 45 S

Haymarket, Sheffield, 1937
Elevated view of Haymarket looking towards Fitzalan Square and General Post Office

Africa, Morocco, Marrakech. Moroccan Hand-painted glazed ceramic dishes

Marketplace - Penrith, Cumbria Date: 1915

Council House and Christmas Market stalls in the Market Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Morpeth, Northumberland
A busy scene in the market place, Morpeth, Northumberland Date: 1832

Algeria Market
Market outside Tebessa : chiefly sheep

Hull Market Place
The Market Place, Kingston-upon-Hull

Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Market Square and clock tower, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Date: circa 1906

Flower Market - Nice, Cote d Azur, France
Traditional Flower Sellers stall - Flower Market and L Opera - Nice, Cote d Azur, France. Date: circa 1920s

Caledonian Park Clock Tower Metropolitan Cattle Market
The Caledonian Park Clock Tower - a Grade II*-listed structure, as the centrepiece of a vast cattle market

Jubilee Market, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Date: circa 1905

Imitation Fire Crackers Used As Chinese New Year Decorations, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China

Merchant in a fur coat, 1920. Artist: Kustodiev, Boris Michaylovich (1878-1927)
Merchant in a fur coat, 1920. Found in the collection of Regional W. Wereshchagin Art Museum, Mykolaiv

Nottingham market place, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Old Japanese Matchbox label of a cat playing with a lion made in Japan for the Chinese market Date: c. 1910s

Soho, London - 2 and 3 Greek Street, the Gay Hussar restaurant and the Soho Wine Market, next to the House of St Barnabas. 1973

Market Day in Cookstown - a view down the Main street with the market in progress. There are people, carts, motor vehicles and bicycles. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Tyrone: Cookstown)

The Market, Banbury, Oxfordshire
The Market, Banbury, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Date: 1920s

Market, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Market, Hitchin, near Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1904

The Caledonian Market, London, 1912
Shoppers viewing stalls of goods at the Caledonian Road Market, London, on a Friday in 1912. This image shows a real mix of London society looking through china, houseware and clothes. 1912

Richmond, Yorkshire
Fine view of the military town of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, showing the Market Square. Date: June 1939

Market Place, Romford, London, England. Date: circa 1904

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire - Market Place Date: circa 1910s

City Hall at sunset, Market Square, Old Town, Rzeszow, Poland, Europe

Souk, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Christmas Market in the Market Square with Belfry behind, Bruges, West Vlaanderen (Flanders), Belgium, Europe

St Thomas Green cattle market, Haverfordwest, South Wales
Scene at St Thomas Green cattle market, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with people and animals. Date: early 20th century

Frost Fair on the Thames by Pauline Baynes
Illustration painted for Holly Leaves by Pauline Baynes showing Londoners in 1683-4 enjoying the delights of the Frost Fair on the frozen River Thames

Oakham, Rutland / Leicestershire
The market cross at Oakham, formerly in the county of Rutland but now in Leicestershire

Textiles at Totonicapan market, Guatemala, Central America

Brightly coloured moroccan slippers (known as babouche ) for sale in the souq of the Quartier Habous or New Medina in Casablanca

Pike Place market and Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington State, United States of America, North America

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"Exploring the vibrant world of markets across continents and centuries" Step into the enchanting realm of markets, where cultures collide and treasures abound. From Pauline Baynes' whimsical illustrations in Goblin Market to the bustling streets of Camden Market in London, these marketplaces have woven themselves into the fabric of society. Wander through Market Hall's exterior in Camden or immerse yourself in the festive spirit at Munich's Christmas Market in Marienplatz, surrounded by Bavarian charm. Delve into history with W. Fairbank's intricate map of Sheffield from 1797, showcasing a town built on commerce and industry. Travel further afield to Hoi An's street scene in Vietnam, where vibrant colors and exotic aromas fill the air as locals barter for their daily needs. Experience Sicily's Vucciria Market, an explosion of flavors that showcases Italy's culinary prowess. Closer to home, discover Dewsbury's lively Market Place or Leigh's quaint Church Square – both epitomizing England’s rich market traditions. Witness Prague’s Old Town Square Christmas Market come alive beneath its iconic Astronomical Clock during winter festivities. Embark on a journey through time as you step back to 1960s Portobello Market or soak up French elegance at Sarlat’s Place de la Liberte market day. These snapshots capture moments frozen in time but forever etched within our collective memories, and are not just places to buy goods; they are cultural melting pots that reflect our shared humanity. So whether you're strolling through Ulverston’s English charm or exploring Europe’s diverse landscapes, let these markets be your guide – offering glimpses into different worlds while reminding us all that trade is more than just business; it is an integral part of who we are as global citizens.