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Kirkgate Market…Lets Build For The Future

Published on Wednesday, October 1st, 1969

“Hands Off Kirkgate Market” for the benefit of the stranger this is the battle slogan of  protest group, a movement started by tenants of the market and so far supported by some of the 25,000 signatures to retain the structure in its present form…………

Abandon market scheme plea from tenants

Published on Monday, September 22nd, 1969

Tenants of Bradfords 100 year old Kirkgate Market are to present a petition to the town clerk……

Committees clash over Market plan

Published on Thursday, September 11th, 1969

After a two and a half hour meeting yesterday. Bradfords City Development committee reaffirmed its decision that a Preston-based company should carry out the redevelopment of Kirkgate Market…..

The former Lord Mayor opens city’s new market

Published on Saturday, August 23rd, 1969

New Bradford Market sets pattern…..

Published on Friday, August 15th, 1969

Bradfords exciting new-style ‘open’ market should be the prototype of others throughout the country………….

Former Lord Mayor Opens City New Market

Published on Friday, August 15th, 1969

Bradfords new John Street Market – already nicknamed the ‘beehive’ because of its layout and shape………………..

Coat of arms may be retained

Published on Friday, May 23rd, 1969

Bradfords first reservoir was a tank 21ft by 18ft  and seven feet deep , holding 15,000 gallons of water when full…..

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Gloomy view of Markets new rents

Published on Saturday, May 3rd, 1969

Stallholders in the John Street Open Market, Bradford, reacted in a gloomily fatalistic way to the announcement of rent charges in the new market when it opens this summer……..

Rent strike by angry market men

Published on Friday, March 14th, 1969

Merchants at St James Wholesale Fruit & Vegetable Market in Bradford were up in arms today over the lack of snow clearance of the site…….

Keep the market as it is…

Published on Friday, February 28th, 1969

Letter from A Bairstow………

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