Description: This picture shows Mr F S Allsop's horses on Ripley Market Place. He was the largest dealer in horses in Derbyshire in the early 1900's. His stables were in Slack Lane, Ripley. At the foot of the advertisement it says '100 Ponies all sizes to choose from'. In the background, in the Market Place, can be seen the Three Horses Shoes Hotel and the White Lion Hotel. Note also the two digit telephone number. (Additional information kindly supplied by Des Greenwood).