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Monday 28 April 2008

Market Progress


Today's photo shows Ashton's open market, looking towards the Market Hall. The progress of the Market Hall's re-building can be seen, with a new roof-line. The tower is now being refurbished behind the scaffolding. The Market Hall was gutted by fire in 2004.

3 comments:

  1. I wonder if an open market is something similar to what we call a swap meet? Is the open market only open on the weekends or all week long?

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  2. Hi Tanya
    Open market just means that the stalls are outdoor. There are stalls every day of the week, although not on Sundays. Greengrocers, clothes, flowers,handbags, toiletries, bedding, crockery- you can find almost anything you want.

    Ashton Market- both the market ground (where these stalls in the photo can be seen) and the indoor market which burned down in 2004 have been the heart of Ashton for such a long time. When the market hall burned down, many of us felt personally bereaved.

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  3. The English equivalent of a swap meet is perhaps the Car Boot Sale, or Car Trunk Sale, I don't mean foorwear.
    Markets are just that, markets for daily essentials, similar to our farmer's markets over here.
    Los Angeles, where I live, has an old established indoor market selling green groceries and various other food items.

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