{"id":1219,"date":"2011-05-09T08:50:29","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T07:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.civic-time.com\/contents1a\/?p=1219"},"modified":"2011-05-09T11:26:10","modified_gmt":"2011-05-09T10:26:10","slug":"ormskirk-market-clock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.civic-time.com\/contents1a\/2011\/05\/ormskirk-market-clock\/","title":{"rendered":"Ormskirk market clock"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ormskirk Market \u00a0is one of the country’s oldest and most traditional street markets in Britain.<\/p>\n

The market is open for business each Thursday and Saturday from 8.00am-4.30pm during March to October and 8.00am-4.00pm November to February.<\/p>\n

The market<\/a> dates back to 1286 when the monks at nearby Burscough Priory were granted a Royal Charter by Edward I to hold a weekly outdoor market.<\/p>\n

\"Ormskirk<\/a>

Ormskirk market clock<\/p><\/div>\n

With\u00a0around 100 stalls, set in the pedestrianised area in the heart of the town around the famous Clock Tower, the market attracts hundreds of bargain hunters each market day.<\/p>\n

Ormskirk Clock Tower<\/h3>\n

Ormskirk\u2019s Clock Tower was built in 1876.<\/p>\n

It is a Grade II listed building and with its Victorian \u201cgothic\u201d style – \u00a0nationally recognized as being of special architectural and historic value.<\/p>\n

A plaque on the tower reads –<\/p>\n

Erected by the Earl of Derby’s court Leet assisted by contributions in the town and neighbourhood 1876. Robert Wareing Steward of the Mayor.<\/em><\/p>\n

The town was governed by the court-leet<\/a>, which held its meetings in the old town hall in Church Street.<\/p>\n

The market cross of Ormskirk stood on the site of the present clock tower.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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