The Open Market
Introduction
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The Open Market
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 5 Jan 2015
Also known as the Monday market, this fine cast iron building signals the union of architecture and engineering. Erected 1887-9, the building was designed by the Borough Surveyor Richard Dugdale and was originally a wholesale market for fruit and vegetables. Now a retail Market, the general market is on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, whilst a second hand market occurs on Tuesdays. It is a Grade II listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 339632 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-339632-wholesale-market-for-fruit-and-vegetable British Listed Buildings).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.649485
Longitude
-1.782113