High Street Christmas Market 2012 Photo Gallery by Ken Chambers ARPS at pbase.com

High Street Christmas Market 2012

The Christmas Market is a Once a year revival of Colchester's High Street Market.
Colchester's market dates back to the late Anglo-Saxon period and possibly even earlier. In 1189 the King granted the townspeople the right to hold a market, and while Colchester Market still thrives today, it has changed many times during the last 800 years.

Colchester Christmas Market 2012	Colchester Christmas Market 2012	Colchester Christmas Market 2012	Colchester Christmas Market 2012
Colchester Christmas Market 2012	Colchester Christmas Market 2012	Colchester Christmas Market 2012	Colchester Christmas Market 2012
Colchester Christmas Market 2012	Hot Chestnuts	Colchester Christmas Market 2012	Colchester Town Crier Prepares to Proclaim the Market is Open
Oyez,Oyez,Oyez	From the Mayor's Balcony	Waiting for the Bun Hurling to begin	Santa arrives with Don the market director
Trays of Buns to be hurled to the crowds below.	Eager hands stretched hopefully to catch a bun	The Mayor of Colchester carries on the tradition of Bun Hurling	At least there are some lucky Bun Catchers
The last bun	Wishing You A Happy Christmas

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Guest		17-Dec-2012 17:46
A very cheerful day it must have been! Different interesting scenes, V

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		15-Dec-2012 13:48
You've done it again!Bravo and VOTE Ciao Ken, Paolo

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