Last year, one of Liverpool’s and the UK’s oldest indoor markets, St Johns Market in the city centre, was given a major overhaul. I went to meet the new Market Manager, Colin McCrory, along with traders old and new in this contemporary retail environment. St Johns indoor market is situated within St Johns Shopping Centre,…
Tudor Markets – Christmas by the River For the third consecutive year, Tudor markets hosted the annual London Bridge City Christmas Market which runs along the south bank of the Thames between Tower and London Bridges. Concentrating along The Scoop and encompassing More London, Hays Galleria and beyond, the German style log cabins, twinkling with…
Town and Country Markets Cornish Market World – The cream of Cornwall Cornish Market World celebrates its 25th birthday in November and the successful Cornish indoor market complex is undergoing quite a facelift. Based in St Austell, the biggest growth town in Cornwall, just a short distance from the Eden Project and a few miles from where the popular TV series Poldark is…
Parkhead Market Village The new look revealed It’s a year since I last visited Parkhead Market Village in Glasgow and major renovation works were in place. These are now completed and I went to see the results. Situated inside the Forge Shopping Centre, The Market Village Parkhead is managed by Neil Gillespie who has been at the…
Errol Sunday Market. A touch of Vintage in a modern environment. Errol Sunday Market is considered to be ‘Scotland’s biggest Sunday Market and Car Boot Sale.’ It has so much more to offer and last year they completed the second phase of their indoor market. Kirsty Flatt went to look at their improvements. Fortunately my…
Bury Market – Traditional Values in a Modern Setting Bury Market is much revered and has been a mecca for shoppers not only from the UK but on coach trips from Europe for many years, claiming to attract an average of 150,000 visitors a week. The history of Bury Market dates back to 1444 but…
A year has passed since I was last at Freeman Street Indoor Market in Grimsby and Sean McGarel and the team have continued the good work they have done since the site was renovated. The surrounding area is currently under development and hundreds of flats that surround the market have recently been evacuated and boarded…
The history of how Stafford became a market town is a little unclear. Throughout Medieval times, the county town of Staffordshire, which is situated in the West Midlands between Wolverhampton and Stoke-on- Trent was important for the trading of wool and cloth. Market History Weekly markets took place on Saturday on the Market Square and…
Wolverhampton market has recently undergone quite a transformation. Following a substantial regeneration programme, the indoor and outdoor markets have become one. There has been a market in Wolverhampton for around 800 years, with a royal charter being granted by King Henry III in 1254 to hold one each Wednesday. The city prospered and became well…
Romford market is steeped in tradition and a market has been held in the east London town for over 750 years. The market is owned and operated by the London Borough of Havering and as part of a Town Centre Development programme, the council have invested £2.6m, a large proportion of which will go specifically…