Nope, Thursday (or maybe Wednesday) is market day, and normally has vegetables. Once a month is Farmers' Market, as well. I can't remember the details, so Thursday might be wrong. I walked to work at one point, and picked up fresh fruit at the right time of the week.
The market has been a vibrant attraction in the City for centuries. Even today many of the stalls are run by families whose links with the market go back for decades.
Until the 1600s market stalls had been sited along the central streets of Oxford. All kinds of goods were sold including foods, households goods, agricultural goods and animals.
However by the late 16th century the market was causing such congestion in the narrow streets that the City Council decided that a new site was required. The City Council began to petition for a market to be established on an area which it had bought outside the City walls, an area known as Gloucester Green.
In 1601, the Council's campaign finally succeeded and Elizabeth I granted a charter for a Wednesday market and three annual fairs at Gloucester Green. Elizabeth's seal can still be seen on the original charter.
To begin with Gloucester Green Market was principally a livestock market held on an irregular basis. However in the 19th century it began to develop as a general market, although cattle and sheep sales continued. In 1877 the market was rebuilt and fitted with livestock pens.
The market flourished at Gloucester Green until 1932 when it was moved to a site in Oxpens Road to try and relieve the congestion caused by sheep and cattle clogging up the City Centre. Livestock sales dwindled in importance and the market gradually developed into the general market which we would recognise today.
In 1982 a new chapter in the market's history began, when the market returned to its original roots at Gloucester Green. This coincided with the redevelopment of Gloucester Green when the current market square with shops on three sides was created.
Today the market continues to take place every Wednesday with just over 100 stalls selling foods, clothing and household goods.
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Until the 1600s market stalls had been sited along the central streets of Oxford. All kinds of goods were sold including foods, households goods, agricultural goods and animals.
However by the late 16th century the market was causing such congestion in the narrow streets that the City Council decided that a new site was required. The City Council began to petition for a market to be established on an area which it had bought outside the City walls, an area known as Gloucester Green.
In 1601, the Council's campaign finally succeeded and Elizabeth I granted a charter for a Wednesday market and three annual fairs at Gloucester Green. Elizabeth's seal can still be seen on the original charter.
To begin with Gloucester Green Market was principally a livestock market held on an irregular basis. However in the 19th century it began to develop as a general market, although cattle and sheep sales continued. In 1877 the market was rebuilt and fitted with livestock pens.
The market flourished at Gloucester Green until 1932 when it was moved to a site in Oxpens Road to try and relieve the congestion caused by sheep and cattle clogging up the City Centre. Livestock sales dwindled in importance and the market gradually developed into the general market which we would recognise today.
In 1982 a new chapter in the market's history began, when the market returned to its original roots at Gloucester Green. This coincided with the redevelopment of Gloucester Green when the current market square with shops on three sides was created.
Today the market continues to take place every Wednesday with just over 100 stalls selling foods, clothing and household goods.
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