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The Covered Market

A Grade II Listed Building in Preston, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7605 / 53°45'37"N

Longitude: -2.6995 / 2°41'58"W

OS Eastings: 353984

OS Northings: 429579

OS Grid: SD539295

Mapcode National: GBR T9X.S1

Mapcode Global: WH85M.HQRZ

Plus Code: 9C5VQ862+66

Entry Name: The Covered Market

Listing Date: 27 September 1979

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1218479

English Heritage Legacy ID: 392091

Also known as: Preston Covered Market

ID on this website: 101218479

Location: Preston, Lancashire, PR1

County: Lancashire

District: Preston

Electoral Ward/Division: Town Centre

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Preston

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Preston St John and St George the Martyr

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

Tagged with: Market hall

Description


PRESTON

SD5329NE MARKET STREET 941-1/9/203 (East side) 27/09/79 The Covered Market

GV II

Covered market. 1870-75, designed by Garlick, Park & Sykes; constructed first by Joseph Clayton of Preston, then by P.D.Bennett & Co of West Bromwich, and finally by Willam Allsup. Cast-iron columns, wrought-iron girders and principals with tension bars, hipped slate roof with red ridge tiles. Rectangular plan on east-west axis. A tall open-sided structure, following a downward slope from east to west, 13x3 bays. The columns have square pedestals with dog-toothed panels, 3 marked "J.CLAYTON PRESTON" and 31 with "W.ALLSUP" superimposed, clustered shafts with foliated caps, and large open-work brackets carrying trellis girders with applied ornamentation; attached at right-angles to the girders are prominent curved open-work brackets to oversailing eaves. Roof of close-set principals with wrought-iron tension bars. History: collapsed while under construction, August 1870; completion delayed by disputes between designer and contractors, and by appeal to Sir William Fairbairn. Forms group with Fish Market (q.v.) and Amounderness House (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SD5398429579

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