Cattle Market - Beverley, UK - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Beverley has had a charter to hold markets since the early 12th Century. At this time markets were usually associated with churches and taxes were paid to the churches and in a town like Beverley the churches began to become rich.

Beverley has a large Minster and its associated sister church, St. Mary's. In the early days the markets were held close to the churches.

In later years as the town expanded the markets were moved a number of times. In 1866 buildings were erected on this site and by 1954 the cattle market was being held every Wednesday.

Although called a cattle market, cattle, pigs and sheep were all traded. In 1994 the lease for the market expired and the buildings and pens were demolished in 2001 and the Tesco supermarket opended in 2002 with this plaque on the wall as a reminder of the history of the site.

The carving shows traders haggling over a pen of sheep. In the background are the two historically important churches. The Minster is on the right and St. Mary's on the left.

There is a plaque underneath the carving.

BEVERLEY CATTLE MARKET
1866 - 2001
FOR OVER 100 YEARS
BEVERLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET
STOOD NEAR THIS SITE
PROVIDING AN IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL
AND SOCIAL FOCUS FOR THIS MINSTER TOWN.
THIS COMMISSION BY TESCO
WAS TO COMMEMORATE THE CATTLE MARKET
AND IS ALSO IN RECOGNITION OF
THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO BEVERLEY
IN HER GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR.

Your impression of the sculpture?: Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/2002 Where is this sculpture?: Tesco Supermarket New Walkergate Beverlwy, East Riding of Yorkshire United Kingdom HU17 9DB Website for sculpture?: Not listed Sculptors Name: Not listed

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