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per year to the Vicar, in consideration that part of the said building 

 was erected upon the churchyard." This building was pulled down 

 in 1811 and a new one designed by Smirke was erected upon the same 

 site at a cost of about £1000 ; in 1827 the Cloisters were turned into 

 shops, the restricted central portion alone being available for market 

 purposes. The Low Cross, which stands immediately in front of this 

 building was rebuilt in 1817 ; the High Cross being rebuilt, with its 

 quaint admonition to " Retain your loyalty — Preserve yoirr rights," 

 in the year following. The Moot Hall stands in the middle of the 

 street, the lower portion of the building was occupied by the shambles, 

 which are now shops ; there were also two or three blocks of shambles 

 in the street a little higher up, the last of these obstructions was bought 

 by the Corporation in 1883 for £80 and pulled down, and four trees 

 were planted on its site. 



In 1864 the Butter Market was held in the Town Hall, when the 

 price was I4|d. to I7jd. per lb. The present Market House was built 

 in 1867, and the stalls within it were erected in 1881 and were let 

 by auction in that year for from £3 5s. to £7 7s. 6d. each — there were 

 twelve stalls altogether. It is now, 1911, being considerably enlarged 

 and improved at a cost of £1,100, towards which £618 gs. gd. was 

 subscribed. 



St. Lawrence's Fair is mentioned in 1818 as the " Lammas Fair " 

 but it was not known by this name till about 1875. It was a large 

 fair for horses, sheep, lambs, cheese and other articles, and was always 

 held on St. Lawrence's Day, Aug. 21st ; it was always, as were the other 

 fairs, " walked " by the Mayor and corporation and the proclamation 

 read at the accustomed places — the High Cross and the " Grapes 

 Inn " on the Sands — the company afterwards adjourning to the 

 " King's Head," where bread and cheese and ale and the customary 

 shortcakes were partaken of. The proclamation read as follows : — 



PROCLAMATION FOR FAIRS. 



The Worshipful A. B. Mayor of the Borough of Appleby strictly chargeth 

 and commandeth all manner of persons to keep the peace during the time of 

 this present Fair every Knight upon pain of ;^io every Esquire upon pain of 

 £^ and every Gentleman or freeholder or other person upon pain of Forty shillings 

 and that all persons do pay their toll and Stallage according to the ancient 

 custom of this Borough [and if there be any person or persons that shall gi\'e 



