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Market history - Norwich market, then and now

In this re-enactment, a farming family from 500 years ago bring their produce to market, to trade with other stallholders. A local historian explains how the range of vegetables they grew then was seasonal and much more limited than what we find now, though some ‘luxury’ fruit, like oranges and figs, were shipped in from the Mediterranean. He also describes how, over time, the present-day city grew up around the original market.

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