Glastonbury Market
Glastonbury Market Traditional & Alternative Traders, this is a page run by the traders at Glastonbu The average income from tolls was £2 a year. John's church.
ECONOMIC HISTORY
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There was a market in Glastonbury by 1189. By 1327 it was held on Tuesdays and by 1503 until the 1530s or later on Wednesdays. By 1640 it was again held on Tuesdays and so continued until after 1792. In the 1730s it was described as small because Somerton market had changed to the same day. A toll-free monthly market was said in 1837 to have been lately established and
30/10/2024
Eddie Daughton, also known as Golly or Big Ed, recently celebrated his 75th birthday and announced his retirement from trading at Glastonbury Market. We do hope that Eddie will be able to trade occasionally during the summer months. We will miss him ❤️
30/10/2024
The weather was overcast with very low cloud, and we couldn't see the tor for the low cloud this morning. We had a slow start to the day and then it became very, very busy. We do get a lot of visitors to the town for Samhain /Halloween on Thursday. Please like and share our posts, thank you 🎃🦇
28/10/2024
Tuesday is market day in Glastonbury and it has been since 1189, that's 835 years. Some folk still ask if there will be a market on Tuesday ❤️
23/10/2024
Interesting weather on Tuesday's market and quite mild for the time of year too, our stall is one of the first to arrive at 6.00 am when it is dark. Next week we will be packing down in the dark too, as the clocks will be going back 1 hour to GMT. Something to look forwards to😬
Glastonbury Market is on every Tuesday from 9.00 to 3.00 (some of us from 6.00 am), it may shrink a little in the winter with traders on holiday but the majority are here every week😁. Please like and share our posts, thank you 🙏
21/10/2024
Glastonbury market is unique, and it's every Tuesday 😁
16/10/2024
It did feel like autumn on Tuesday, but thankfully it was dry and rather warm. There is quite a bit of building work going on all around the car park with enhancements to the Abbey and St Dunstans house, £23.6 million doesn't go far these days as it seems it's a gone and no provision for a permanent market either. We are here every Tuesday from 9.00 to 3.00, please like and share, thank you 🙏
09/10/2024
It was wet and fairly quiet at Glastonbury Market on Tuesday, and when I say wet, it was a deluge all day. However most of us were here and we traded as normal. Hopefully it will be better next week.🙏 We are here every Tuesday throughout the year from 9.00 to 3.00, please like and share thank you ☔
07/10/2024
Glastonbury Market from 9.00 to 3.00 this Tuesday and every Tuesday. Make sure you visit our unique market ✨
02/10/2024
Another busy day at Glastonbury Market with a large contingent of Chinese visitors this week. Our tourist season is fast becoming every month of the year. Don't forget, we are here every Tuesday throughout the year too, and we have many traders waiting to join our busy market. Please like and share our posts, thank you 🙏
30/09/2024
It has been windy these past few days, but at Glastonbury Market on Tuesday it will be be a warm, sunny colourful day 🌞
25/09/2024
Perfect weather for Tuesday's market and quite a busy one too. We have many international visitors to the town all year round and we were so pleased to have a dry day after all the rain. Glastonbury market is every Tuesday from 9.00 to 3.00. Please like and share our posts, thank you 🙏
18/09/2024
We're not your normal market😅
18/09/2024
Glorious September sunshine and a wonderful market. It is an absolute joy to trade when the weather is like this, weather wise our summer has been s**t this year, despite them telling us it's the hottest on record🙄 We are coming up to the autumn equinox this weekend, soon it will be dark mornings and evenings. Have a great week and please share our posts, thank you🤗
10/09/2024
It was a very busy day at Glastonbury market, and the fear-full weather forecast of high winds and heavy rain never happened, again! In fact it was quite sunny and wind free until after 4.00pm. For us personally, it was the busiest day of the year so far😉 Glastonbury market is every Tuesday from 9.00-3.00 throughout the year, and do not believe the government controlled weather forecasts! Please like and share, thank you❤️
04/09/2024
We had some rain early in the morning, it was quite dark too. A little reminder to check our winter lighting. By lunchtime this had cleared and we were left with a blue sky and some really warm and pleasant sunshine. Quite a few of our regular traders were away so this gave an opportunity to new traders to cover their pitches. This page is run by the traders, and we do not run the market, this is done by Somerset Council. Please like and share our posts, thank you 😊
02/09/2024
Glastonbury market is every Tuesday from 9.00-3.00, a colourful and vibrant market is the heartbeat of a colourful and virant town 💗
28/08/2024
Another fabulously fab day at Glastonbury market, and we had pizza today. Unfortunately we photograph traders in the morning, long before the hot food traders have set up hence a lack of pictures. Our market is at its colourful best at this time of the year, so do come and visit. We are here every Tuesday from 9.00-3.00, please like and share 🙏
26/08/2024
Glastonbury market is every Tuesday throughout the year from 9.00-3.00 at the Market Cross, Magdalene Street and St Dunstans carpark next to the Town Hall.
21/08/2024
A breezy day at Glastonbury market on Tuesday, and a few less traders than usual for August. We have a colourful and vibrant market in the centre of town every Tuesday throughout the year from 9.00-3.00. Please like and share our posts, thank you 😊
21/08/2024
https://youtu.be/pMQca31KFTM?si=SfryuEbLafvOpq-t
A walk through Glastonbury Tuesday Market Seeing the delights of Glastonbury market
14/08/2024
Tuesday at the Market Cross in Glastonbury, there has been a market here since 1189, the remainder of the market is now in St Dunstans carpark next to the town hall.
14/08/2024
An eclectic mix of pictures from Glastonbury market on Tuesday, we are often asked what other days is Glastonbury market on. The answer is just Tuesday's unfortunately, it is run by Somerset Council as are all the markets in the Mendips. Glastonbury market is held every Tuesday throughout the year from 9.00-3.00. Please like and share our posts, thank you 🙏
07/08/2024
It was a bit of a change in the weather this Tuesday, it was raining when we arrived just before 6.00am and remained cloudy for most of the day with some sunny intervals. Nathan is back with his stylish h**p clothing after his summer break, and if you are heading down to the southwest dont forget that we are here every Tuesday from 9.00-3.00 please like and share, thank you🙂
05/08/2024
Glastonbury market is on every Tuesday throughout the year 🙂
31/07/2024
Hot day at Glastonbury market, it does happen once in a while, and it certainly brought the visitors to our lovely town. Market day in Glastonbury is every Tuesday from the Market Cross to St Dunstans carpark next to the town hall.
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GLASTONBURY MARKET FROM 1189
Markets
There was a market in Glastonbury by 1189. By 1327 it was held on Tuesdays and by 1503 until the 1530s or later on Wednesdays. By 1640 it was again held on Tuesdays and so continued until after 1792. In the 1730s it was described as small because Somerton market had changed to the same day. A toll-free monthly market was said in 1837 to have been lately established and by 1840 was held on the third Monday of each month. Between 1873 and 1883 it was increased to the second and fourth Mondays, with an emphasis on cattle. In law there were two markets on the same day, one owned by the joint ladies of the manor and let to a committee of management, in practice the corporation; the other held by the corporation's market committee as trustees of the ladies of the manor and sublet to an innkeeper. Trading took place in the town's central streets and attracted horned cattle, horses, sheep and pigs, nursery shrubs and trees, cheese and other agricultural products. The average income from tolls was £2 a year. In 1899 the corporation agreed to buy out the rights of the ladies of the manor and in 1902 established a new site for the sale of cattle in what came to be George Street, north-west of St. John's church. Nurserymen and other traders except those selling old clothes were permitted to remain in the market place. Traders remained there until 1920 or later. In 1911 the market was let to a local firm of auctioneers and by 1920 sales were held every Tuesday. In 1989 the market merged with a larger business at Frome and cattle sales ceased. In 1984–5 the platform canopy from Glastonbury railway station was removed to the former market site to provide shelter for what survived of the Tuesday market before it moved once again to the Market Place once again.
A cross, possibly called Gayescrosse, stood in the market place by 1499. It was replaced in 1604 by a central, polygonal column with a pyramidal top and then a short twisted column surmounted by a figure of Bacchus, also known as Jack Stagg, astride a cross under a weather vane. Around the central column a roof was supported by nine smaller columns linked by arches and reaching to gables each surmounted by a human figure. The cross is said to have been taken down in 1806. It was replaced by one in the style of an Eleanor Cross, designed by Benjamin Ferrey and built in 1845. (fn. 225) On the south side of the medieval cross stood the lower conduit, a square, panelled column with an ogee top. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol9/pp16-43
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