I have just read Joyce Dunbar's book on Norwich Market cover to cover. If you want a true taste of market life this is it. All the characters you meet, an inside view of trader's lives, the customer's, the history, the dark side and the valuable social contribution every market makes within its community.
http://www.joycedunbar.com/non_fiction.html
I laughed out loud at some of the comments, they are so true!
Norwich Market has a rich and very long history, it started in Tombland and moved to the centre of the city when the castle was built. It is also the largest six day market in England. We are very proud of our markets here in Norfolk and Norwich Market is the true heart of our county.
Joyce Dunbar set up a story telling stall on Norwich Market several years ago just as the Forum was being built and many characters of the market visited to tell their stories. Really it was a story gathering stall with a fire place mural to boot.
Her experiences mirror my own in that some of the traders are more than willing to impart information while others keep themselves to themselves.
If you want to find out more about another world, deep in the fabric of our history and social lives, this is should fascinate you as much as it did me, even though I am now an 'insider' so to speak!
