Old Meat Market, Greatdarkgate Street, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Ddraig Ddu
N 52° 24.829 W 004° 05.205
30U E 426085 N 5807621
A marker to show the previous use of this building as a meat market.
Waymark Code: WMCTNC
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/11/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 1

A marker to show the previous use of this building as a meat market. It is still currently under use as a number of units that have stalls on most days with jobs ranging from Chinese incense, to paintings, to laptop maintenance.

The sign reads:-

Yr Hen Farchnad Gig
Adeiladwyd yn 1823 ar safle'r farchnad awyr agored
a gynhelid yma ers cyn cof

The Old Meat Market
Built in 1823 to replace an open-air market
held on this site from 'time immemorial'

Cymdeithas Ddinesig Aberystwyth Civic Society
Group that erected the marker: Aberystwyth Civic Society

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Old Meat Market
Great Darkgate Street
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion Wales


URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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