Leicester Market
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Leicester Market is a large market in The City of Leicester, England, on Market Place just south of the clock tower.
It is open Monday to Saturday and has over 270 stalls. It has been on the site for 700 years and is the largest covered market in Europe. Leicester market is 800 years old but was moved near the clock tower 700 years ago
The outdoor market sells a wide variety of goods, particularly fruit and vegetables, but also flowers, clothes, second-hand-books, bric-a-brac, jewellery and pet products.
The indoor market (1973) is a multi-level building containing the fish market and delicatessen, as well as stalls selling clothes, haberdashery, footware, confectionery and kitchenware.
In the centre of the market stands the Leicester Corn Exchange (1850), originally built as a trading centre, but now serving as a bar/restaurant. The Duke of Rutland Statue stands close to the Corn Exchange.
There is also a monthly Farmers Market held on the last Wednesday of every month, specializing in locally-produced organic meat, fruit and vegetables.
[edit] See also
- List of farmers' markets
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