Bury Market
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Bury Market is an open-air retail market located in the town of Bury
, in Greater Manchester
, England
. It started in 1444. It consists of a large market hall, with extensive stalls outside, selling fruit, flowers, clothing and hardware. There is a new fish and meat market hall, constructed in the 1990s, on the site of a former National Westminster Bank
. The market is operative on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and attracts visitors from miles around. It is famed for its black pudding stalls. It is situated near Bury's main shopping centre, MillGate.
The market calls itself 'World Famous' and 'Really Huge'. The outside market has a flea market
on certain days. Videos
, DVDs and many more items can be purchased from here,
Bury
Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...
, in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It started in 1444. It consists of a large market hall, with extensive stalls outside, selling fruit, flowers, clothing and hardware. There is a new fish and meat market hall, constructed in the 1990s, on the site of a former National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank Plc, commonly known as NatWest, is the largest retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom and has been part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc since 2000. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is ranked as the second largest bank in the world by assets...
. The market is operative on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and attracts visitors from miles around. It is famed for its black pudding stalls. It is situated near Bury's main shopping centre, MillGate.
The market calls itself 'World Famous' and 'Really Huge'. The outside market has a flea market
Flea market
A flea market or swap meet is a type of bazaar where inexpensive or secondhand goods are sold or bartered. It may be indoors, such as in a warehouse or school gymnasium; or it may be outdoors, such as in a field or under a tent...
on certain days. Videos
Home video
Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or rented/hired for home cinema entertainment. The term originates from the VHS/Betamax era but has carried over into current optical disc formats like DVD and Blu-ray Disc and, to a lesser extent, into methods of digital...
, DVDs and many more items can be purchased from here,