Markets have been a major part of the trading and
historical importance of Oswestry and have existed for many centuries. The
first known Charter was granted during the reign of Henry II when the Town was
known as Whiteminster. In 1262 a Charter was granted by John FitzAlan, Lord of
the Manor To our Burgesses of our village of Oswaldestree.
The Powis Hall Indoor Market Hall was originally
maintained by the Lord of the Manor, and was the Town Hall or Guildhall until
premises adjacent were built in 1782. From this date until 1960 the building
was used as a corn exchange, then as a butter and cheese market, and during the
Second World War for emergency storage and for auxiliary fire service purposes.
On the 11th September Oswestry Indoor Market celebrated 50
years old at its current location. The hall was reconstructed in 1963 to
its present design and is open every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday throughout
the year. Recently the market undertook an ambitious refurbishment and
was awarded Best Local Council Market 2013. The Mayor, The Earl of Powis
and the Chairman of Markets all helped celebrate the occasion with both the
traders and customers of the market. This the newly reopened market back
in 1963.
Teresa Jones who has been in our market for 33 years and was recently awarded a long serving award by the Mayor Chris Scolfield and Chairman of Markets Mrs Cynthia Hawksley
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