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RefNoKCB/4/9/7/11
AltRefNoCB/4/9/7/11
TitleOpinion of Thomas Wright on the need for a new cattle market in Cambridge
DescriptionA detailed summary of the events of 1872-75 relating to the need for a cattle market at Cambridge. Reference is made to memorials from dealers, farmers, butchers, and 4 railway companies; the need to feed 40,000 population of Cambridge; the corn market on Saturday; and the stock market on Monday. Pros and cons relating to sites, tolls and comparisons are made with alternative towns and cities.
Date2 Nov 1874
CreatorNameCambridge Improvement Commissioners
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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