THE MUNICIPAL LIFE OF NOTTINGHAM 17 



Markets 



The market rights for the city are vested in the Corporation by authority 

 conferred by ancient Charters. 



From the earliest times all sections of the market were held in the 

 central square known as the Great Market Place. In 1869 the Cattle 

 Market was moved to a separate site, and in 1900 the Wholesale Fruit, 

 Vegetable and Fish Market was separated from the general Market and 

 estabhshed in Sneinton Market. The final separation of the markets took 

 place in 1928 when the whole of the remaining market was removed to 

 another central site, the old site being laid out as an ornamental square, 

 designed to harmonise with the new Council House. 



The Central Market is a general retail market in a modern building 

 well equipped with every convenience and is acknowledged to be one of 

 the finest in the country. 



The Cattle Market is 9i acres in extent and provides accommodation 

 for 1,000 beasts, 3,000 sheep, 400 pigs and 300 calves. Adequate covered 

 lairage accommodation is given. 



Two markets are held weekly, one on Mondays for fat stock and the 

 other on Saturdays for store animals. 



A new Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market with Country Pro- 

 duce Section is in course of erection and when completed will provide 

 first-class facilities for this class of market. 



The famous Nottingham Goose Fair was removed in October 1928 

 from the central site, which it had occupied for many centuries, in conse- 

 quence of the Council House Scheme. An excellent site was found on a 

 part of the Forest Recreation Ground and the Fairs which have been 

 held there have been most successful. 



Slaughterhouse. Increasing demands have necessitated the pro- 

 vision of additional accommodation and a new slaughterhouse, costing 

 £28,800, is nearing completion. 



Corporation Estates 



Few cities are as fortunate as Nottingham in the possession of large 

 corporation estates. Three of these estates are of ancient origin and yield 

 very substantial revenues for the local exchequer. The Corporation have 

 also purchased other large estates, notably WoUaton Park Estate and the 

 Bulwell Hall Estate. 



The shrewdness which characterizes their management cannot be better 

 illustrated than by reference to the WoUaton Park Estate, which was 

 purchased from the late Lord Middleton for £200,000. So well has the 

 scheme been handled by the Estates Committee that, after reserving over 

 500 acres for recreative purposes and devoting a portion of the park to 

 municipal housing sites, the Corporation have recovered almost the whole 

 of the money that was paid for it, and has also the splendid old mansion, 

 now used as a natural history museimi. 



The Corporation own other estates, including a number of sites ad- 

 mirably adapted to industrial development. 



