Accrington Markets
Market Office
Market Hall
Peel Street
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 1ER
Tel/Fax: 01254 233816
Accrington Market Hall
9.00am to 5.00pm every day except (Wednesday and Sunday)
Open Market Pavilions
General 3 day retail market
9.00am to 4.00pm Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
Monday Mixed Market
9.00am to 3.00pm
(Market Way Pavilion only)
Thursday Mixed Market
9.00am to 4.00pm Thursday
Car Boot Sale/Market
8.00am to 2.30pm Sunday
IN THE late 1870s an ambitious man named Samuel Dugdale pioneered Accrington’s first Market Hall in a bid to grant the town borough status. Mr Dugdale, the Director of the Board of Health, wanted to create the architecturally extravagant site to bring prestige to the town.
Move on more than a century later and Hyndburn Borough Council is working on a £1.5m construction project aimed at injecting life into the listed building.
From the gallery of the Market Hall which has not been used for many years, you can see how the Hall will be transformed into a modern and bustling hub for traders.
As part of the restoration, construction workers made a surprising discovery of an original Victorian floor which has been covered up for years and the Council is taking advantage of the original stone slab floor which was covered up in the 1960s.
At the centre of the newly refurbished upper level will be the all important ‘Enterprise hub’, providing business support, marketing advice, book keeping services, mentoring, and general support for new and existing traders, with funding help from the No Limits Programme.
A brand new staircase will lead up to the hub where they hope to provide an internet cafe, wifi services and the launch a brand new website for Accrington Market Hall where traders can advertise their business.
The Gallery will be used for manufacturers such as jewellery makers, picture restoration, furniture repairs and other service based retail.
The Market Hall will be promoting local food produce because there is a very good producer base in Lancashire.
So while retaining the original Victorian features once spearheaded by Mr Dugdale, it seems Accrington has an exciting shopping experience to look forward to. It’s something of which Samuel would be proud.
