The Media Archive for Central England is the public screen archive for the East and West Midlands. An independent charity and company based at the University of Lincoln, MACE acquires, catalogues, preserves and makes widely available moving image materials that inform our understanding of the diverse cultures and histories of communities between the Lincolnshire coast and the Welsh border.
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Market Day
The end of a busy day's trading at Ilkeston Market: stalls to dismantle, unsold stock to pack away, rubbish to collect and for the successful there are the takings to count.
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Overview
After the last customers have left Ilkeston market film-maker Jim Steptoe turns on his camera and captures images of the detritus left behind by a day's busy trade. Trucks are loaded and stalls dismantled amidst the mounds of cardboard destined for the rubbish dump. The traders and their helpers pick through the rubbish, careful not to miss an item that could make an appearance on next week's stall.
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