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            Although built in 1853, the Market Hall is still a pleasing feature of St. Helen’s Square and remains a busy shopping centre Before the construction of the Market Hall in 1853, weekly markets were held in various parts of Scarborough, each often associated with one commodity. 

The new Market Hall was built by a private market company and opened on 8th August 1853. Annual Street fairs were still held, however, at Martinmas and Whitsuntide, with the tolls now passing to the market company. An Order of the Home Secretary in November 1896 terminated all the surviving annual fairs held in Newborough. The market company was paid £300 compensation by the Corporation for loss of all these tolls. One street market – that of the corn merchants - persisted in nearby King Street until the 1950s, however. The market building was designed by John Irvin, Borough Surveyor (who died less than three months before it opened) and cost £16,000. Despite its down-to-earth purpose, it is a dignified building with pleasing lines, mercifully unmodified since erection. The two decorative borough seals on the front elevation possess a special charm. 

Scarborough Fair, now celebrated in the song popularised by Simon and Garfunkel, flourished for over 500 years. Between 15th August and 29th September every year, the annual herring fish fair was held mainly on the sands.

It also extended to the narrow streets and alehouses of the Old Town which were crowded with local tradesmen and European merchants, as well as minstrels, fortune tellers, quack doctors and dentists, and many others. Scarborough Fair had faded into history by the end of the 18th century and was last held in 1778, though still very much
alive in local folklore.

Taken in: UK / England / Scarborough District / Scarborough (show map)

Taken on: November 18, 2019

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