Salisbury holds a market on Tuesdays and Saturdays and has held markets
regularly since 1227. In the 15th century the Market Place had three crosses.
The Poultry Cross whose name
describes its market. The cheese and milk cross indicated that market which was
in the triangle between the HSBC bank and the Salisbury Library. There was a
third cross near the site of the present war memorial and this marked a woolen
and yarn market. A fourth cross called Barnwell or Barnards Cross was situated
around the Culver Street, Barnard Street area, this marked a cattle and
livestock
