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1-3 Market Arcade 4-6 Market Arcade
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1-3 Market Arcade
Market Hall
High Street West
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4-6 Market Arcade
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Outdoor Market

Norfolk Square
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Municipal Building
Summary
Built in 1845 behind the Town Hall the Market Hall is a English Heritage Grade II Listed Building, it can be accessed through the Town Hall arcade on High Street West, through an entrance on Victoria Street and an entrance via the outdoor market.

 1845 
The 13th Duke of Norfolk, Henry Charles Howard built the covered market hall behind the Town Hall. At that time the hall housed 28 shops.



 1857 
Whites Directory of Derbyshire and Sheffield
A Market was established under the powers of an act of parliament passed in the 7th year of the reign of Queen Victoria, by the late lord of the manor, which was opened 19th July, 1845. The market, held on Saturday, progresses very well, and presents an animated appearance in the evening. A Fair for cattle and merchandise is held on the 6th of May; and another was stablished in 1854, which is held on the first Wednesday after the 10th of October. Feast, first Sunday after 13th of September.



 1882 
By 1882 the Market Hall only occupied one side of the building with a drill hall on the other side.



 1891 
Kelly’s Directory
Cheshire Regiment 4th Volunteer Batalion (L, M & N Companies), Glossop Dteachment (John Wood, capt. commandant; Lieut. Arthur Sidebottom, commanding M Co.; Lieut. Samuel Wood, commanding N Co.; Dr. Burnett, surgeon; Sergt. Instructor, Edward Sampson); head quarters, Drill hall



 1899 
Kelly’s Directory
Volunteer Batalion (4th) Cheshire Regiment (L, M & N Companies), Glossop Dteachment (John Wood, V.D. hon. colonel commandant; Capt. G. Knowles, commanding L Co.; Capt. Arthur Sidebottom, commanding M Co.; Capt. Samuel Hill Wood, commanding N Co.; Surgn.-Lieut. R. B. Sidebottom, medical officer; Oswald Partington, Ernest Sumner & Cyril Ellison, lieutenants; Rev W. J. Canton, chaplain; Sergt. Instructor, James Clancy); head quarters, drill hall



 1904 


An advertisment from ’Glossop - A Sketch From The Earliest Period’ printed and published by Messrs. Jenkinson and Hamnett in 1904.



 1912 
Kelly’s Directory
Liggins Srgt. Isaac, drill instructor to D Co. 6th Territorial Force Battn. Cheshire Regiment, Drill hall



 1950 


Market Hall Cafe & Public Conveniences says the sign. Photograph courtesy of Glossop Heritage Trust.



 1958 
English Heritage Grade II Listed Building
Town hall, market hall and municipal buildings, 1838, 1845, 1897 and 1923. By Weightman and Hadfield for the 12th Duke of Norfolk. Ashlar millstone grit with ashlar dressings. Panelled stacks and slate roof.
STYLE: Classical.
PLAN: T-plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storey. North front has 25 windows arranged 3:8:1:5:1:8:2. Central, taller town hall block has 7 windows arranged 1:5:1. Ground floor has vermiculated rustication and central 5 bay open arcade with round arches and Tuscan Doric columns, flanked by single doorways with double doors and moulded ashlar surrounds and bracketed hoods. Above 5 round headed sashes with margin light glazing and bracketed cornice, flanked by single similar windows with glazing bar casements. Above square clock turret, 1897, topped with circular cupola. Side wings, have 4 shops to each side mostly with C20 shop fronts, Nos 7 and 17 retain original shop fronts with console brackets and fascia boards, above 2 windows to each shop divided by plain pilasters. End block to right 2 windows and 3 storeys with curved corner, with 2 shops divided by plain pilasters that continue to upper floors. Municipal offices, south front, has 11 windows arranged 3:5:3. Recessed 5 window centre has central doorway with overlight and single flanking sashes set back behind 2 Tuscan Doric columns in antis with single flanking sashes between similar pilasters. Above 5 sashes topped by parapet with Vitruvian scroll motif stepped to ends. Projecting 3 window gabled wings with overhanging eaves and rusticated vermiculated quoins. Central 2 storey panels with rusticated vermiculated surrounds and paired sashes to each floor, either side single sashes to each floor. All windows have glazing bar sashes. Left and right returns have 2 storey 6 and 4 window facades and beyond 7 tall round headed windows to market hall, central opening to left return has tall rusticated vermiculated door surround.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: included in this listing are the iron railings and boundary piers to the Market Ground. The original Town Hall design included lock-up prison with 4 cells.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Derbyshire: Harmondsworth: 1953-1986: 219; Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson (Architects): 150 Years of Architects Drawings- Hadfield: Sheffield: 1834-1984).
© English Heritage 1958.
The National Heritage List Text Entries contained in this material were obtained on 11/6/2013. The most publicly available up to date National Heritage List Text Entries can be obtained from www.english-heritage.org.uk.



 2013 
Open from 9am to 5pm every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the indoor market has over 30 stalls offering an exciting variety of goods, services and produce for all your needs.



 2014 


Photo taken in 2014 by Glossop VAH.