Leicester Market
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Leicester Market is a large market in Leicester, England, on Market Place just south of the clock tower.
It is open Monday to Saturday and has over 270 stalls. It has been on the site for 700 years and is the largest covered market in Europe.
The outdoor market sells a wide variety of goods, particularly fruit and vegetables, but also flowers, clothes, second-hand-books, and bric-a-brac.
In the centre of the market stands the Corn Exchange (1850), originally built as a trading centre, but now serving as a bar/restaurant.
The adjoining indoor market (1973) is a multi-level building containing the fish market and delicatessen, as well as stalls selling clothes, haberdashery, footware, confectionery and kitchenware.
There is also a monthly Farmers Market held on the last Wednesday of every month, specializing in locally-produced organic meat, fruit and vegetables.
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