Chester's Indoor Public Market Chester since the 12th Century, its roots steeped in history from Early Roman Times Located behind the Town Hall Located behind the Town Hall Open Monday-Saturday 6 Princess Street Chester Cheshire U.K. CH1 2HH Click on the above picture of Ye Olde Chester Market for information on the history and origin of markets

Learn to be a Market Trader  . . . . See bottom of page                                                                                             Hi,  I'm Vic Button Chester Market Web Site Coordinator, and responsible for updating it etc., at the moment the site is still free to Chester Market Traders, Traders not yet on the site but want to be included, please contact me. Donations are always appreciated to cover cost of leaflets etc. and maintain the 'free' status . . . . Also Why not visit our new site on   Youtube, for Chester Market video clips  -    click on to  chestermarket You can call in and see me or leave a message at our shop 'Button's Electrical' in the market. Also you can collect Chester Market Web Site advertising flyers to give out on your stall , remember, the more of these you give out, the more publicity for us all. Success! Our web site  has recently reached top ranking with Google and other search engines and can now be easily accessed by just putting the key words  'Chester Market' into the search bar. I'm always looking to ways of improving the site - idea's very welcome, and please tell me of errors however small. At the moment I am introducing a 'Special Offer Page', if you want to see an example go to 'David James' on the Home Page. Also a start has been made on our Chester Market  Bargain page. Again please get in touch if you think this would benefit you . . .thanks . . . . . Vic FRIENDS OF CHESTER MARKET A date is hoped to be set in the near future to inaugurate 'Friends of Chester Market' the idea of the group is to help raise awareness of the importance of our local Indoor Market to the local community  . . please click on the picture for the web page. _________________________________________________________________________________________________                                                                                Below is help by the NMTF if you are interested in trying your hand at being a Market Trader.         So you're interested in becoming a market trader?           STARTING OUT CHOOSING A LINE BUYING A STALL CHOOSING A MARKET ACCOUNTS & VAT DEALING WITH THE LAW JOINING THE NMTF             The National Market Traders’ Federation receives many enquiries from people who feel they would like to be their own boss, and earn a living by retailing. Markets can be the quickest way to get started, and although it is not the easiest way to make a living it can be lucrative and rewarding. In the end, your success will depend to a large extent on your own judgement and initiative. Interested? Click on the topics on the right.   Try this site for more info on starting your own business . . . . http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/special-report/article.html?in_article_id=399913&in_page_id=108     Please Note this is not the Chester City Council  site, their 'Chester Market' web site can be found on:  Chester Market used to be situated on Northgate Street next to the Town Hall, where it traded for over 100 years before moving to the current  site in Princess Street in 1967. The lively city of Chester, is steeped in history and, and has been attracting shoppers looking for bargains for thousands of years. The earliest mention of Chester Market was in 1139, when the first shopping charter was  issued in 1208 and 'the men of Chester and heirs'  were granted the privilege of sole selling rights, except  the annual fairs which were fair game for all-comers. Henry III confirmed this in 1239 and so it remained right up to until the Great Charter 1506, which gave Chester its first mayor. With a sharp eye for business, the local boys wasted no time in expanding shopping opportunities to include coal and cattle markets among other enterprises. The  famous Rows were originally named after the trading that went on. There was a Shoemakers, Cooks and Ironmongers Row - and a Pepper Alley and Fish Shambles. Then came Linen Hall, the Fruit, Root & Herb Market...indeed Chester sold practically every thing! The horse, cloth and cheese fairs of old were to be the natural forerunners of today's magnificent array of shops, not forgetting the bustling town centre market, which has continued for centuries, by order of king and queen. ChesterTourist.com Site Ring Ring Owner: Webmaster   Site: ChesterTourist.com