Yorkshire retro: 32 nostalgic photos show markets in the 90s, including popular stallholders

You can almost smell the tempting aroma of the spices, and hear the stallholders’ lilting sales patter.

This retro photo gallery takes you back to the 90s, showing markets around Yorkshire as they looked back then.

Popular traders of the day are seen selling their wares, from meat and fish to bags and sunglasses.

Sheffield’s much-missed Castle Market has long since closed, but others, including Leeds Kirkgate Market and Doncaster Market, are still going strong.

Perhaps you’ll spot yourself or a fellow bargain-hunter browsing the stalls in these photos, taking you back more than a quarter of a century.

The visitors pictured include a football star signing autographs for young fans, and a world-famous pop star.

Do these nostalgic images bring back any happy 90s memories for you, and are there any old market stalls from back then that you miss?

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