As any regular readers of these ramblings will know I like a proper market. Dream catchers and scented candles have their place but you cannot beat a decent, old fashioned market. Shrewsbury is one of those. I am not the biggest fan of the building’s architecture but the contents are superb. Fresh fruit and veg, meat and fish plush some extremely tidy places to eat. Put it on your list…….
Todmorden Market is one of my favorites, a proper market where you can buy things you want, not a recycled one where you can have scented candles in as many flavours as you want but not a whole lot else. Some Links. https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2/residents/community-and-living/markets/open-markets/todmorden-open-market https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2/residents/community-and-living/markets/market-halls/todmorden-market-hall https://www.facebook.com/Todmordenmarkets/ https://www.visittodmorden.co.uk/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B00TKGBNYM https://lachlan-main.pixels.com/shop/coffee+mugs https://lachlan-main.pixels.com/shop/framed+prints https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/imagesbylachlan
Ever so slowly the brakes are coming off and life is starting the long haul back to normal. To take advantage of this opening window a took a short train ride to the Cheshire market town of Frodsham.
There’s something about a market. The liveliness, colours in the produce for sale, the human too-ing and fro-ing etc. Taken together these all give a photographer opportunities to observe and catch with a discreet press of a shutter button.
A little to the east of Manchester is Ashton under Lyne, nestling by the Pennine Hills. My time travelling blog has brought you here on a brisk day in February 2012. It’s a town I have a liking for, perhaps a little careworn in places but there’s plenty to take in and see. The market is a delight, with a market hall and an open market. While just off the […]
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