| Description | Originally deposited as a VHS video cassette.
Timing: Action on Film
This film consists mostly of old photographs -
(00:02) An introduction to Beverley's different markets.
(01:48) Some views of Ladygate.
(02:08) The Globe Inn which was demolished to make way for Sowhill Road.
(03:25) An elephant from a travelling circus stands outside the Globe Inn.
(37:37) Papes builders and undertakers in Ladygate
(04:14) John Smith's public house on the corner of Saturday Market. Also at (04:35).
(05:03) Some views of the Market Cross. Also at (07:26).The tall chimney in the background belongs to the Ladygate Brewery.
(07:03) A view of a pub which was until recently called the Push Inn.
(07:26) More views of the Market Cross.
(07:56) Saturday market with the back of Jebson's Meat Stall in view.
(08:18) An 1880s view of the West Side of Saturday Market.
(09:05) Early motor buses parked on Saturday Market.
(09:46) Charabancs parked on Saturday Market.
(10:05) Some early views of Saturday Market with covered wagons and market stalls. Also at (11:42).
(11:16) Some early motor cars parked on the Market.
(13:02) The north end of Saturday market with Maw's jewellers, a dairy, butchers and Smiths the grocers.
(13:56) Mr [Smith] and his cat at his shop door.
(14:12) H. Morris and Co, a hardware shop. To the right was the Havasnack Café.
(15:07) Akrill's gun shop, a milliners and the refreshment rooms.
(15:37) Mills and Sowerbys Wine and Spirit Merchants, later the Push Inn.
(16:20) The Corn Exchange which was built in the 1700s.It had a butchers market at the back and later a fish market.
(17:05) The new Corn Exchange, later the Beverley Playhouse.
(17:39) Outside the Playhouse, looking towards Martin Westerby the tallow chandler. The next shop was a hairdresser.
(18:11) The Pack Horse Inn on the corner of Dyer Lane.
(18:17) Some views of Saturday Market crowded with people.
(18:44) At the southern end of Saturday Market is Topless a clothier. On the right is Scales shoe shop.
(19:27) The Holderness Hunt meeting in [Saturday Market].
(19:37) The Yorkshire Penny Bank on the south side of the Saturday Market.
(19:40) The Westminster Bank.
(19:43) Views of various shops, including Richard care, a confectioner and pastry cook.
(20:43) Maynard's confectioners and Zerny's the cleaners.
(20:52) A 1913 postcard of the Market Cross and other views from later periods.
(22:14) The top of Toll Gavel, with Scale and Sons the boot and shoe shop.
(22:50) The Holderness Hunt at the top of Toll Gavel.
(22:59) Moving film of Saturday Market in the 1990s.
(25:32) Explanation of how the Push Inn got its name from a fingerplate saying 'Push' on the front door.
(27:03) Wednesday Market in the 1850s.
(28:12) A view looking towards Highgate from Wednesday Market, before Lord Roberts Road was knocked through 1909.
(29:40) Highgate House in Wednesday Market in the early 1900s with Witty's stationery shop next to it, and past that the Primitive Methodist Chapel. Beyond that is Ye Olde Pork Shoppe, which still exists.
(30:48) Lord Roberts Road had been knocked through by the time of this photograph. The crowds are watching a military parade.
(31:28) The Queens Head pub on the other side of Wednesday market. This has since been demolished and rebuilt. Tindall Lane can be seen in this photograph.
(32:24) Highgate House, occupied by Radio by Wire. Their van can be seen outside.
(32:28) The Crystal Garage, which stood on the site where Boyes Store is now.
(33:39) 1906 or 1907 photograph looking towards the Eastgate and Railway Street Junction. The tall chimney on the right belongs to the Crosskill Iron Works. The Railway Tavern in front of the chimney was demolished to make the road wider.
(35:30) Another view of Wednesday market shows Tanfield the [Bi]cycle Engineers Shop and next to it is Leconfield House, with Sugden's shop next to that.
(36:40) Looking back into Wednesday Market from the top of Highgate. On the left of Highgate is a house dating from the 1500s, which was demolished in the 1950s or 60s. Mr Goldthorpe the chemist lived next door.
(38:06) The Assembly Rooms in Norwood, built by William Middleton in the late 1700s. Ajoining it is Norwood House. The Assembly Rooms were demolished to make way for the Regal Cinema. For centuries Norwood was the main venue for the Cattle Market.There were also swine and wool markets on the Hurn on the Westwood.
(39:58) The inn on the opposite side of the road was called the Valiant Soldier when this photograph was taken.
(41:11) A view of Norwood, where until 1865 a cattle market was held on both sides of the road.
(42:46) Another view of Norwood looking back to St Marys School. The High School was built 1908. On the corner of Hengate is a big house which was demolished to make way for the Health Centre.
(44:39) On the left of the garage in this photograph is Church House, built in the 1700s. There is now a supermarket where the garage once stood.
(45:52) The Durham Ox pub. This was demolished to make way for new flats. Also at (48:21).
(47:12) [Barnett and Welburn's] garage on Norwood.
Moving film: -
(51:46) Beverley Cattle Market in the 1990s, before Tesco was built. Looking towards the Drovers Arms pub. Also at (1:01:07). Cattle in their pens.
(53:32) A vegetable auction taking place in the Market Hall.
(53:30) Empty stock pens, scales and the auction ring.
(55:40) Pens of pigs.
(56:59) Looking down a side road into Norwood. There are vegetable and plant stalls.
(58:41) Cattle being auctioned.
(1:05:51) The plaque on the front of Tesco stores commemorating the Cattle Market which once stood on the site.
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