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Market Days
On Market days (Tuesdays), until the beginning of the 20th Century, this large expanse would be filled with cattle and sheep pens. After this time, covered stalls would be erected each Tuesday and Thursday to form Harborough's Retail Market, until 1938 when the first market hall was erected off Northampton Road. Today, it is only the newly formed Farmer's Market each first Thursday in the month that sees the stalls set out around the square once more.

Catherwood House
The lower picture shows the view from the Remembrance gates, with the striking Catherwood House on the left.

The Square

View across The Square

The view across The Square (right), showing the 17th century Welland House, now home of the Market Harborough Building Society. The War Memorial which is made of Clipsham stone, was erected around 1921. Inscribed on the Memorial are the names of those lost in the Great War 1914 - 1918. Just to the left of the memorial is the entrance to the Remembrance gardens.
This page updated 03/04/2006. All photographs/artwork on this website © Frank Bingley unless otherwise stated. Please see copyright information.