Sunday on Market Street ……….. no 2 ………. street food

We tend to think that street food is a feature of the last half century, be it the hot potato stall or burger van, but not so.

Charles Dickens recorded the pie stalls which were a feature of the streets of London and other cities and towns, when many working-class homes had only the most limited cooking facilities.

And six decades ago, Uncle George would often treat us to a bag of hot chestnuts as part of visiting the Christmas lights.

Location; Market Street

Pictures; street food, 2019, from the collection of Andrew Simpson