“Nobody in Kirkby shops in the rain,” says Peter Taker, standing to the side of his market stall.
A bold observation, but Peter at least has significant experience to back up his claim. His family run Takers Fruit, Veg and Flowers has been at the heart of Kirkby market for the last 60 years.
Kirkby’s modern history only dates back to the 1950s, so the stall has had the perfect vantage point to watch the town take shape around it, with its population gradually swelling and the market entering what Peter regarded as its golden age in the decades after - perhaps in part due the lack of other amenities in the town, given the size of the population.
