Old Burnley Market

[Kiki]

I used to love to go to the market, dont often these days as i live out of town.
Recently went to Coventry with my daughter who lives nearby, the market there is fascinating.
I love to look to see what produce i can get that i wouldnt get near home.

[grannyclaret]

I miss the old market too,,,half way through shopping I used to love having a leany black pudding from an old boiler,or a pork pie from Roses pie shop ,,they were the good old days

[Col.Kurtz]

Originally Posted by grannyclaret

I used to love having a leany black pudding from an old boiler.

That's no way to talk about the market hall staff!

[Kiki]

Granny C - shame on you i was reading it to like that! Then realized you didnt mean that! LoL!

[grannyclaret]

They used to have an old washing boiler on the stall in which they cooked their puds,,,lol,,it just wouldent be aloud these days

[WillowTheWhisp]

The markets were great back in those days. What we have now isn't a patch on how it used to be - mind you Burnley is a bit better than Accrington's pathetic excuse for an outdoor market. I feel so sorry for the stall holders. They are so cramped together that people can't wander past and linger looking at the goods, you create a roadblock if you have people buying from stalls opposite each other. And as for the ones on the outer edge they just get all the rain and snow on them as there is no protection from the elements. The roof is woefully inadequate. It's pathetic.

[grannyclaret]

Years ago i used to love going to Accy market on a Tuesday, i caught the train from Burnley.. there was a wonderful cooked meat stall,,and the veg was second to none and it was cheap too

[Kiki]

I shop in Colne these days and about six months ago bought some fresh fish from a stall there. It was wrapped in news paper! which i thought a bit improper as it isnt done anymore to do that?

[Kiki]

I used to love going down the old market hall and remember it clearly also the shops across from it Percivals fish shop and Sutcliffe,s clothes shop also the sewing and material shop.

[grannyclaret]

Originally Posted by Kiki

I used to love going down the old market hall and remember it clearly also the shops across from it Percivals fish shop and Sutcliffe,s clothes shop also the sewing and material shop.

WAS THAT SMITHS WAREHOUSE?

[Kiki]

Yes it was Granny C, my mum was always going there Buying cotton,then i think they moved to Standish Street.

[grannyclaret]

I too went in Smiths a lot.i miss all those old shops,,

[Kiki]

I dont know why they pulled the old market hall down?

[midnight caller]

I used to have a Saturday stall on the temporary market in between pulling the old one down and building the present one, you met some lovely people and some real characters, there was a friendly buzz between the stallholders if you wanted a break someone would look after your stall till you got back.