The town's last livestock sale was held in December 1982, the redundant pens and cattle sheds demolished the following year.

ABOVE: Northgate End’s ‘rollercoaster’ terrain goes largely unnoticed until viewed by the camera.


LEFT: Pictured in 1982, two farmers contemplate the cattle market's demise.

Rye Street Hospital was built on land given by Sir Walter Gilbey and funded by
voluntary donations.