Kirkgate Market opened in the 19th Century and Oastler Market in the 1930s, and both were important destinations in the years before online shopping saw footfall decline. On 28 June, they will shut and will eventually be demolished to make way for 1,000 new homes as part of a regeneration scheme.
Leeds Kirkgate Market became the largest indoor market in Europe when it opened in 1857. But it's not just it size that sets it apart as a truly unique shopping experience. It was designed by the celebrated architect Joseph Paxton who was responsible for the iconic Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London.
Both Kirkgate Market and the Oastler Centre, formerly known as John Street Market, will close for good after decades of business this Saturday, June 28. The general feeling from around 500 comments left under our Facebook post was that readers are sad to see them close.
Bonny Street Market will shut at the end of November to make way for the £300m development of Blackpool Central leisure complex. Conservative Councillor Tony Williams blasted the Labour-run authority for not doing more to relocate the market. But the council said it was "more than happy" to look at other locations.
Bradford Council purchased Kirkgate shopping centre for £15.5 million in a move to reshape and revitalise the city centre. Key retail units will move to The Broadway shopping centre, with Primark acting as the new anchor tenant.
Tariffs. Lost tickets are charged at £4.00 per day. Overnight parking is not allowed and any vehicles left will be charged at £4 per day. The car park closes 1 hour after the centre on late nights.
Leeds Kirkgate Market is still one of the largest covered markets in Europe, with over 800 stall holders and regularly attracting 100,000 visitors a week.
The street originated in the Mediaeval period, leading from the centre of the settlement to the parish church. The Anglo-Saxon Leeds Cross was found when the church was replaced by the current Leeds Minster, in the 19th century. By the time of the Domesday Book, Leeds also had a manor house, which lay on the street.
One of the largest indoor markets in Europe, Kirkgate is a shopper's paradise from fresh food, drink and fashion to jewellery, flowers, hardware and haberdashery.
At the heart of it all stands Kirkgate Market, a source of pride among locals for many generations. Europe's largest building of its kind when it first opened in 1857, the site has since evolved into a sprawl of trading areas with more than 800 stalls.
The origin of the name is unknown, but is believed to have come from Liverpool, England. St Patrick's Bizarre in Banastre Street was Liverpool's original Paddy's Market. When the Glasgow market closed in 2009, it was reported that its name of Paddy's Market had been in use for almost 200 years.
