Another enjoyable video, and another good history lesson! As far as retail goes, I feel that the building of the indoor shopping centre began the recent decline. Though successful when first opened, taking enough foot traffic off Ecclestone St to negatively impact the business there, it was not enough to generate a long term future. The opening of the retail park has done for both. Now that the council have taken the shopping centre over, I hope that they focus more on civic and leisure uses, and social and educational uses, than try to get a failed retail project back on its feet! Was up in Prescot today and t was looking very busy! Long may that continue.
Technically the Mugg Fair as a market (as such) but I wanted to distinguish it from the ever day, weekly markets as discussed in this video. I’ll be doing this in a specific video as I think it merits special attention 👍
What's the building behind you? haven't been home (Prescot) since the early 90s for my Grandmothers funeral, if memory serves me right they used to be toilets?
Thanks Phil, very informative.
Another enjoyable video, and another good history lesson!
As far as retail goes, I feel that the building of the indoor shopping centre began the recent decline. Though successful when first opened, taking enough foot traffic off Ecclestone St to negatively impact the business there, it was not enough to generate a long term future. The opening of the retail park has done for both.
Now that the council have taken the shopping centre over, I hope that they focus more on civic and leisure uses, and social and educational uses, than try to get a failed retail project back on its feet!
Was up in Prescot today and t was looking very busy! Long may that continue.
Stewards enquiry on market definition there Philip....I say the Mugg Fayre had market stalls and thus qualifies
@@mydiane2011 In 1333, the Mugg fair was defined as a “movable annual fair”
Technically the Mugg Fair as a market (as such) but I wanted to distinguish it from the ever day, weekly markets as discussed in this video. I’ll be doing this in a specific video as I think it merits special attention 👍
What's the building behind you? haven't been home (Prescot) since the early 90s for my Grandmothers funeral, if memory serves me right they used to be toilets?
It’s the Immagineriam Bistro - facebook.com/ImaginariumBistro/ built on the same footprint as the old toilet block! 🤔
Markets doht have to be open 7 days a week, haven't you heard of market day
that's why I did mention the fact that in 1333, Prescot was granted a charter for a three day a week market together with a moveable fair! 😀😎👌🏻