cuttsie Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Makes you wonder what happened to this bit from 1684, "by vote of the Town Burgesses and other inhabitants, that "all such persons as shall be, by counsel learned in the law, adjudged to be meant to be free tenants in the towne's patent from the Lord Furnivall, shall be defended from paying any tolls for their standing in the markets at the costs and charges of the said towne." Maybe the council have lost the relevant papers along with the traditional Market area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiggs Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 The other problem is the fact there is a Sainsburys just across and Iceland and a butchers etc... At the other end of town (old markets) the market was really the only source for many things at that end.... Now everything is all at one end of town! Around the old market there is a Co-op, B&M, Heron and Fultons plus a street fruit and veg stall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuttsie Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I feel GREATER SUCCESS would of been achieved for locals and tourism footfall if it had been transferred to one of Sheffields historic buildings. Resurrection of an already COUNCIL OWNED building would of kept rents lower...enabling more affordable start up units/stalls. It would of been more befitting for this form of trading with a long established history to of been housed in a building also with historical interest. It should have relocated into Castle House [the old Co-OP ]. A building that is in the proper Market area and now abandoned to the elements . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitrambran Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 It should have relocated into Castle House [the old Co-OP ]. A building that is in the proper Market area and now abandoned to the elements . T.Js were interested in moving in to that site before moving to the moor but was bought and still owned by manchester-based property development and investment company CTP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav4 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 The other problem is the fact there is a Sainsburys just across and Iceland and a butchers etc... At the other end of town (old markets) the market was really the only source for many things at that end.... Now everything is all at one end of town! Maybe if the market traders can't compete with these people there is no point having a market, it doesn't seem to be a problem elsewhere or are you saying have an out of town market with higher prices than Sainsbury's etc?. ---------- Post added 08-03-2015 at 18:52 ---------- It should have relocated into Castle House [the old Co-OP ]. A building that is in the proper Market area and now abandoned to the elements . That end of town is finished, Sheffield city centre has been too spread out for decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuttsie Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Maybe if the market traders can't compete with these people there is no point having a market, it doesn't seem to be a problem elsewhere or are you saying have an out of town market with higher prices than Sainsbury's etc?. ---------- Post added 08-03-2015 at 18:52 ---------- That end of town is finished, Sheffield city centre has been too spread out for decades. That end of town is the original end where the Markets have traded for a thousand years , Market areas from Barnsley to Bombay from Carlisle to Constantinople are just that !!! traditional trading places that are set in stone. Only Sheffield planners would decide to move such tradition to the arrse end of Town. It is the planners along with the Money lenders who have decided to spread the City to an end of Town that proper Sheffielders [traditional market shoppers] are up in arms about. They should have been consulted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASGOWOODS Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 You're saying there's no fresh fish or meat in the supermarkets, or they don't prepare fresh bread? Many supermarkets have all of these... and most of the rest of the stuff you listed is aimed at such a niche market, it wouldn't be worth their while wasting space on them... although perhaps the like of pheasant, partridge and quail eggs are aimed at the snobbier end of the market anyway? Don't the big stores just bake the ready prepared dough that's brought in from somewhere else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie2141 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Don't the big stores just bake the ready prepared dough that's brought in from somewhere else? Yes you are correct, well Sainsbury`s do anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav4 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 That end of town is the original end where the Markets have traded for a thousand years , Market areas from Barnsley to Bombay from Carlisle to Constantinople are just that !!! traditional trading places that are set in stone. Only Sheffield planners would decide to move such tradition to the arrse end of Town. It is the planners along with the Money lenders who have decided to spread the City to an end of Town that proper Sheffielders [traditional market shoppers] are up in arms about. They should have been consulted. Sheffield city centre has always too been spread out and sad as it may be that end of town is finished, my sister is a stallholder down there now on Mondays and it's gone right down hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dales Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Since nobody answered... Fresh fish, fresh meat. Live crabs & lobsters, or dressed ones, all kinds of shellfish, some of it live. Fresh game, venison, pheasant, partridge, pigeon, wild rabbit, wild ducks. Goat, mutton, boerewors. Heart. Duck eggs, quail eggs, goose eggs. Mooli, mangoes, yam, plantain. Tripe. Fresh herbs & spices. Freshly prepared & baked cakes, bread, pies. Only things you don't find are microwave ready meals in boxes & snobs. That sounds great. Unfortunately I don't get to go to sheffield city centre that much now, however I will make the effort based on this post : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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