From councillors to campaigners, customers to traders, these 36 pictures document life in three of the district’s markets over the years.
Click through the gallery to see if you recognise any of the people, stalls or events.
17. Retro: Market life in Wakefield District
Carol Feather from Feathers Confectionary weighs out sweets on her stall in Wakefield Market Hall, June 2008. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
18. Retro: Market life in Wakefield District
Wakefield Market Hall, June 2008. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
19. Retro: Market life in Wakefield District
Part of the queue for the liquorice plants which were on sale in the Market Place, Pontefract, August 1999. Photo: Mel Hulme
20. Retro: Market life in Wakefield District
Stuart Holmes, a Director of Cryer and Stott in Pontefract Market Hall, with 'Grandad John's Yorkshire Pie' which was named after their father John Holmes. December 2006. Photo: Gary Longbottom
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