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Oral History Interviews – Market

Listen below to audio clips taken from interviews conducted by our volunteers with the community reflecting on 800 years of Loughborough’s market.

Mike Jones

Mike talks about market geography & childhood memories

View from above of Loughborough market. Sunny day and bunting is strung between buildingsPhoto provided by Loughborough Library Local Studies Volunteers

Abida Akram

Abida talks about her love of the market

View from path between market stalls selling clothesPhoto provided by Loughborough Library Local Studies Volunteers

Jola Sularz

Jola talks about choosing fruit

Man stood behind his fruit and vegetable stallPhoto provided by Loughborough Library Local Studies Volunteers

Esther Shaw

Esther talks about selling Christmas trees

View from above of market stalls selling plantsPhoto provided by Loughborough Library Local Studies Volunteers

Carol McCaughan

Carol talks about which of her slippers were bestsellers

Woman sat at her stall which sells slippersPhoto provided by Carol McCaughan

Gillian Kitchener

Gillian talks about the camaraderie amongst the stallholders

Woman stood at her haberdashery stallPhoto provided by Gillian Kitchener

Mick Jackson

Mick talks about health and safety on the stalls

Loughborough market stalls. People shopping and chatting.

 Photo provided by Loughborough Library Local Studies Volunteers