Cardiff Market
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Cardiff Market, also known as Cardiff Central Market, is a Victorian indoor market in the Cardiff city centre, capital city of Wales. The present market buildings were opened in 1891. A farmers market is known to have existed at the site since the 1700s.
The market consists of two shopping levels, a ground floor and a balcony level which wraps around the market exterior walls on the interior [1]. Entrances to the market are located at High Street, Trinity Street and from an alleyway off Church Street. There is a large H. Samuel clock [2] above the High Street entrance [3], which was presumably donated by the H. Samuel jewellery chain, which once had a store just outside the High Street entrance.
Traders in the market offer a variety of fresh produce, cooked food, various delicacies and more durable goods. A trader of note is Ashton's the fishmongers [4] who have traded in the market since 1866. They have a large fresh fish stall at the Trinity Street entrance selling a wide range of seafood from shellfish to tuna steaks. Another trader of note is Kelly's Records located at the balcony level in the market, selling second-hand CDs, vinyl records and tapes. Very rare and collectable records are known to turn up at the stall.
