Whitecross Street market: over for today
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Whitecross Street market: over for today
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 23 Apr 2008
The market in Whitecross Street has packed up for the day. It dates back to medieval times and, being outside the City walls, was popular with itinerant pedlars and tinkers who were not allowed into the City where markets and prices were strictly controlled by the guilds.
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