rush-market

Updated: July 24, 2025

Although the city-wall then boasted twenty-one towers and six gates, the West Gate is the only remaining bit. Here, at the inn which stood conveniently near the cathedral, the pilgrims stayed, and in Mercery Lane they bought their souvenirs, probably rosaries or phials of Holy Water. At the further end of the Lane stood the ancient rush-market.

Margaret Williamson - John and Betty's History Visit