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The auction mart was once the focus of life in the picturesque Northumberland market town of Bellingham. Farmers and shepherds came down from the hills to watch their sheep being sold in the mart’s two ancient sale rings, yet following new animal health rules the mart was forced to close in 2004. This evocative film captures the atmosphere on the day of the final sale.

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For more than a century the auction mart was the focus of life in the picturesque market town of Bellingham in Northumberland. Farmers and shepherds came down from the hills to watch their sheep being sold in the mart’s two ancient sale rings. But times change, with new animal health rules coming into effect the mart was forced to close in 2004. This beautifully shot DVD from the same stable as The Last Horsemen and The Last Shepherds captures the atmosphere at Bellingham on the day of the final sale.

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