BRIGHTON’S marketplaces have changed dramatically since the 1960s with The Open Market still operating opposite The Level today.

Can you remember what traders used to sell at the Open Market when it was prominent in the 1960s and 1970s?

Was it as busy a marketplace as the redeveloped, part-indoor Open Market is these days?

The history of Brighton’s Open Market began in the 1880s when barrow boys began selling fruit and vegetables in Oxford Street.

On January 7, 1960, an expanded Open Market with 42 stalls was opened by the Duke of Norfolk.

Though the newly rebuilt market initially thrived, it suffered a slow decline in trade from the 1970s onwards.

In April 2006, Brighton and Hove City Council and the Open Market Traders Association produced a business case for a new market, the end result being what you see today.

The redevelopment has been achieved through a partnership approach involving the Open Market Traders, Hyde Housing Association and the city council.

The new Open Market includes 45 larger permanent market stalls, a new covered market square for visiting markets, temporary stalls, community activities, street art and a total of 87 affordable storage units.

Another photo in today’s collection shows the Brighton Municipal Market in Circus Street.

This market was built in 1937 following a clearance of the slum housing in the area and although it was hit by a bomb in 1943, the market survived.

A fish market was added to the building in 1960.

Do you have memories of going to this market as a youngster or buying fresh fish there from traders?

Are there any other markets you remember being popular?