The Shambles, Market Square, Hexham, Northumberland, c1955-c1980. A general view of the Market Place, showing the Shambles, a covered market, with vendors and shoppers in the foreground, and the east elevation of St Andrew's Priory Church in the background. The Shambles was installed by Sir Walter Calverley-Blackett in 1766, and consists of nine bays on the long side, and three bays on the short, separated by columns. On the outer sides, the columns are circular and of stone, whilst on the inner, or south, side, the columns are wood. In the background is the east window of the priory church, originally founded c673 by St Wilfrid, with the chancel dating to around 1858.