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Market Day

The end of a busy day's trading at Ilkeston Market: stalls to dismantle, unsold stock to pack away, rubbish to collect and for the successful there are the takings to count.

Home movie 1960 3 mins Silent

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Overview

After the last customers have left Ilkeston market film-maker Jim Steptoe turns on his camera and captures images of the detritus left behind by a day's busy trade. Trucks are loaded and stalls dismantled amidst the mounds of cardboard destined for the rubbish dump. The traders and their helpers pick through the rubbish, careful not to miss an item that could make an appearance on next week's stall.

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