THEN & NOW: BRIGG MARKET PLACE

The best part of 60 years divide these pictures of Brigg Market Place. The historic view is thought to have been taken in the early 1960s when through traffic still picked its way between the market stalls.
With the exception of the archway (top left) which became unstable after being struck by an HGV some years later, the other structures survive in 2020 - but most have undergone considerable changes in ownership and even function.
The Angel Hotel closed in the late 1980s and today provides council-related services, with the Cafe Courtyard operating on the ground floor where hotel customers once enjoyed refreshments amid trailing vines.
The Smith Parkinson Motors showroom/garage was later converted into offices, currently occupied by Brown & Co, the land and property agents.
Green's Cafe closed long ago and today hosts the Brigg Wool Shop - next to The Woolie! The Woolpack Hotel has stood the test of time but has seen a number of owners and many licensees since the early 1960s.
No 7 Market Place, adjoining Cary Lane, which had Coun Vic Gray's cafe at ground level 60 years ago, became offices - occupiers including Glanford Borough Council staff, the South Humb Business Advisory Centre and Ian Cawsey MP until he lost the seat to Andrew Percy.
Sargent's ice cream van, from Hibaldstow, was enjoying good trade on the day this scene was recorded - perhaps suggesting it was taken during the warmer months of the year.
A policeman on patrol was chatting to locals (bottom right) close to where Peacock & Binnington (established in the 1890s and still trading in Brigg today) had a sales pitch on the market.
A Lindsey County Council Education Authority bus is making its was along the A18 towards the Buttercross (then being used as offices by Brigg Urban District Council). It may have been about to turn into Cary Lane's bus station. 

Cars heading towards the County Bridge include a Ford Anglia and a Morris Minor - makes that were popular with families back then.
Comparing these pictures highlights a major change - the addition of trees as part of the pedestrianisation scheme in the 1990s. They certainly add to the  'townscape' but, when in leaf, can stop CCTV from enjoying a 100 per cent panoramic view.