A fair in Stow has been in existence for over 500 years when a charter was granted in 1476 for it to take place twice a year in May and October. The fairs were originally a place to sell sheep, but with a decline in the wool trade, people from the Romani and Traveller communities now gather here to meet and trade their horses.
This is part of the Series: MCF01/02 Macfee, Katherine J - Second series of negatives; within the Collection: MCF01 Katherine J Macfee Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Photographer: Macfee, Katherine Jean
Market Cross, Animals, Horse Drawn Transport, Custom And Tradition, Trade And Commerce, Gypsy, Roma And Travelling Communities
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