136 WESTMORLAND AGRICULTURE, 1800— 1900 



Tuesdays and a fair on the Thursday after Whit Sunday ; by 1849 the 

 market was obsolete, but a small butter market was established about 

 1880 and held on Monday each week. The fair days are now February 

 23rd, March nth and August 29th. 



Low Borrow Bridge fair was started on September 8th, 1841, when 

 1700 sheep were on view and large numbers of cattle and horses. By 

 1849 this fair was well established and was looked upon as one of the 

 best for sheep and young stock ; the following year there were over 

 5000 sheep exhibited. As with other Fairs the advent of the auction 

 marts soon caused a material decrease in the number of animals shown 

 and this fair ceased to exist about ten years ago. 



There were notices in the papers in 1843 of a fair at Lowgill, it being 

 alluded to as "this old established fair; " it was held on the 13th of 

 March and was for cattle of every description. There is no other record 

 of its existence. 



Asby had a fair on March 29th, 1843, but it did not last long and 

 in the same year Mallerstang started one on the i8th of September, at 

 which prizes were offered for black and white faced sheep ; it only 

 continued a few years. 



About the beginning of the century Temple Sowerby established 

 four fairs on the last Thursdays in February, March and October, and 

 the second Thursday in May ; these still continue to be held on the 

 dates named. In 1846 one was held on the last Thursday in January. 



At Milburn tup fair in i860, on November ist, prizes were offered 

 for ' black-faced, Leicester and Wharton Crag tups, also for the best six 

 roots of Khol-Rabbis.' 



Langdale started a fair on September 3rd, 1862, for cattle, sheep 

 and horses, followed by sports, hound trail and wrestling. In 1864 

 the date was changed to the third Friday in September. 



In 1873 Casterton, Barbon and Middleton started a butter and egg 

 market on Tuesdays each week ; it was held at the Station Inn and 

 commenced at 3 p.m. 



Tebay Market Hall was opened on Tuesday, June 6th, 1882, when 

 large quantities of butter and eggs were on offer ; the day in 1885 was 

 changed to Thursday, on which it continues to be held, but it is of little 

 importance now. 



