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St Albans Market is an outdoor street market in the cathedral city and market town of St Albans.The market runs from Market Place North-East up St Peter's Street to the junction with Catherine Street—for a length of 485 metres (1,591 ft)—and is managed by St Albans City & District Council.
Tudor buildings on George Street. Before the 20th century St Albans was a rural market town, a Christian pilgrimage site, and the first coaching stop of the route to and from London, accounting for its numerous old inns. Victorian St Albans was small and had little industry.
The Corn Exchange within St Albans Market in June 2006. The use of corn exchanges declined significantly in the wake of the Great Depression of British Agriculture in the late 19th century. [9] In 1888, Mr Richardson, the Corn Exchange keeper, said the corn market was held every Saturday afternoon.
Market Place, St Albans on market day in 1915. Items portrayed in this file depicts. marketplace. St Albans. St Albans Market. creator. some value. Flickr user ID ...
Railroad Headquarters Office Building on Federal Street. The Central Vermont Railroad Headquarters complex is located just west of St. Albans' central business district, and is roughly bisected by Lake Street. It is bounded north of Lake Street by Pine and Federal Streets, and south of Lake by Houghton, Market, and Allen Streets.
Abbot Ulsinus founded St Albans Market outside of the Waxhouse Gate, on what is now Market Place, in c. 860 to generate income for the Abbey and to form the centre of a new town. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] The Abbey was probably sacked by the Danes around 890 and, despite Paris's claims, the office of abbot remained empty from around 920 until the ...
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St Albans has many old coaching inns (pictured: The White Hart, Hollywell Hill) Before the 20th century, St Albans was a rural market town, a Christian pilgrimage site, and the first coaching stop of the route to and from London, accounting for its numerous old inns. Victorian St Albans was small and had little industry.