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Apparently it started its life in Chester, where it was known as The Shambles, and was moved, brick by brick, to its current location in 1926.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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By contrast, the Headhouse market, operated by The Food Trust, sits within the covered arcade -- the "Shambles" -- with tables lining both sides.
Steve Poses: On the Road: Philadelphia's Neighborhood Farmers' Markets -- Headhouse 2010
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By contrast, the Headhouse market, operated by The Food Trust, sits within the covered arcade -- the "Shambles" -- with tables lining both sides.
Steve Poses: On the Road: Philadelphia's Neighborhood Farmers' Markets -- Headhouse 2010
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Plus one from the area called the Shambles in York.
Archive 2009-11-01 Nalini Singh 2009
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Plus one from the area called the Shambles in York.
Snapshot Monday: Stratford Upon Avon & York Nalini Singh 2009
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"He's just a little, sneaky man," said Kelly of the person who engineered her reverse-blindside, unable to man-up and simply admit she got outplayed, though I would never call Shambles "little."
Tallulah Morehead: Survivor: Samoa: From Russell With Love 2009
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The Shambles is the most famous and tourist- trodden of Yorks narrow lanes, yet the little alleys around it are still full of charm.
Guide to Cathedrals in the United Kingdom for Christmas 2007
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The Shambles is the most famous and tourist- trodden of Yorks narrow lanes, yet the little alleys around it are still full of charm.
Archive 2007-11-01 2007
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It was a horrid business, and the place was known as Shambles Camp.
The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 Apsley Cherry-Garrard 1922
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That's a light-ship on the dangerous shoal called the Shambles, where many a good vessel has gone to pieces.
A Pair of Blue Eyes Thomas Hardy 1884
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