The rise of the supermarket in the 1970s put paid to many a small market town like Acle, in Norfolk but in this short feature we take a look at this vibrant community. They trade in just about everything there is to trade, barter of buy. Fruit, livestock, clothes and junk of all shapes and sizes come under the eyes of the bargain-hunters, the dealers and the auctioneers who seem to have them in th...
The rise of the supermarket in the 1970s put paid to many a small market town like Acle, in Norfolk, but in this short feature we take a look at how this vibrant community thrived in the mid 1960s. They trade in just about everything there is to trade, barter or buy. Fruit, livestock, clothes and junk of all shapes and sizes come under the eyes of the bargain-hunters, the dealers and the auctionee...