20 fascinating photos of Merseyside markets through the decades
These photos capture stallholders and shoppers at various Merseyside markets between 1958 and 1988
People have been shopping at markets across Merseyside for decades to get their hands on items and products that have been made or sourced locally.
We've unearthed a selection of photos from the Mirrorpix archive that capture life at markets in and around Liverpool and Wirral. Taken between 1958 and 1988, they show how our shopping habits have changed over the years.
The below images include Speke Market, St Helens' Market, and Birkenhead Market, with a selection of photos also showing the original St John's Old Market, as well as life at St Johns Precinct.
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Some of the images show shopkeepers proudly standing at their stalls, selling everything from food produce to footwear. Whereas others capture shoppers browsing the bustling markets.
A trip back in time, these are bound to stir some memories.
What are your memories of Merseyside's markets? Let us know in the comments section below.
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St Helens on market day, August 25, 1958
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Mrs W G Thomas sells Formby mushrooms at St John's Old Market, September 26, 1958
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Mrs Janet Bigmore who has worked at Liverpool's Queen Square market for nearly 60 years buys dahlias from florist Charles Mills at the market, September 28, 1960
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Market in Kirkby town crowded with shoppers, April 26, 1961
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St Johns Market under construction, circa 1964
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Exterior of St John's Market in Liverpool, March 13, 1964
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Shoppers at the newly opened St Johns Retail Market on February 28, 1964
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St Martin's Market in Liverpool, August 17, 1968
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A stall at St Martin's Market in Liverpool, August 20, 1968
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Spence the 'blanket man' at Birkenhead Market in Wirral, February 22, 1969
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Butcher's manager David Cunningham sharpens up for the first day of trading at St Johns Precinct Market in Liverpool, April 1970
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Shoe shopping at St Johns Market, circa 1970
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Queen Elizabeth II visits St Johns Market in Liverpool, June 15, 1971
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Shoppers and stalls at St Johns Market in Liverpool, May 28, 1971
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Shoppers at Kirkby market in Merseyside, circa 1978
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Kenneth Dale selling cushions at the market on Cazneau Street in Liverpool, March 3, 1978
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Fruit on display at the Wholesale Market in Liverpool, September 27, 1979
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Traders Julie, Ellen and Pauline Skelly at St Johns Market which is at a temporary site on Elliot Street in Liverpool, September 16, 1980
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General view of Speke Market in September 1986
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Heritage Market on Stanley Dock in Liverpool, September 25, 1988
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