Downstream

Turning left, I find myself in
a market, which in today’s
weather is dismal. A man
shouts out the price of
avocados but there are
virtually no customers to hear
him; a nearby stall advertises
rump steak, ostrich and zebra
meat. Kingston is known for
this ancient market place,
along with its royal
connections as a place where
Saxon kings were crowned,
while its three-mile stretch of