The fall and rise of the British market hall
In many places, levelling up has been a boon for one sort of building
Derby put on an impressive show at the opening of its market hall in 1866. Visitors to the city, some of whom arrived on special trains, heard a performance of Handel’s Messiah and “a powerful and effective organ”. Today the hall echoes with the shouts of scaffolders. The rows of market stalls on the ground floor are lifeless, the traders having moved elsewhere. The building will not reopen until 2024.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Beauty mixed with commerce”
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