INTRODUCTION TO THE TOUR
This tour of Olney Market Place primarily covers the period 1800s to 1950s. The original work to 1940 was compiled in the 1980’s by the Olney History Workshop. This workshop made use of personal memories, old photograph and newspapers, county directories and local almanacs, Poor Law books and the records of local charities. The Olney & District Historical Society are indebted to Elizabeth Knight for permission to reproduce the work on this website.
Data, such as entries from the 1891 and 1911 Censuses and 1936 and 1951 Register of Electors, have since been added to substantiate and augment the earlier work. Also many photographs and images have been added, several of which were supplied by Alan Richardson.
MARKET PLACE ADDRESSES
Disposition of the properties around the Market Place
Due to circumstances beyond the editor’s control, this map is no longer interactive, so please use the ‘table of links’ below to locate the properties.
TOUR THE MARKET PLACE USING THE TABLE OF LINKS BELOW
To start the tour click on the number of a property from the table of buttons below. This link will take you directly to the page presenting the history of that property supported by photographs. (Clicking the link at the foot of any page will take you to the next numbered property.)
The Market Place
The Market Place Itself
No. 1 Market Place
Nos. 2/3/4 Market Place
Nos. 5/6 Market Place
No. 7 Market Place
No. 8 Market Place
No. 9 Market Place
No. 10 Market Place
No. 11 Market Place
No. 12 Market Place
No. 13 Market Place
No. 14 Market Place
No. 15 Market Place
No. 16 Market Place
No. 17 Market Place
No. 18 Market Place
No. 19 Market Place
No. 20 Market Place
No. 21 Market Place
No. 22 Market Place
No. 23 Market Place
Nos. 24/25 Market Place
No. 26 Market Place
Nos. 27/28 Market Place
Nos. 29/30 Market Place
No. 31 Market Place
No. 32 Market Place
No. 33 Market Place
No. 34 Market Place
No. 35 Market Place
No. 36 Market Place
Nos. 37/38 Market Place
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WHY NOT VIEW A ‘VIDEO’ OF THE MARKET PLACE COVERING THIS PERIOD?
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Revised November 2020