The New Ashton Market

Floorplan Layout

You can look at the floorplan layout to see where your favourite trader is located.

Information

Ashton's famous and historic markets are the key to the success of the town centre. Over the years they have become a major attraction, bringing thousands of people to the town centre to visit and shop.

The fire which devastated the Victorian Listed Market Hall building 4 years ago gave us a major opportunity to revitalise and improve this part of town, rather than just rebuild the market hall.

The initial concept for the market area was developed by architects Patel Taylor. Subsequently, architects Taylor Young were appointed to develop this concept into a detailed scheme.

The Concepts

The Market Hall

Tameside Council is committed to protecting and enhancing our heritage with the advice of English Heritage. The shell of the building remained virtually intact and repairable after the fire and the new design concept used this historic frame - but we obviously had to rebuild the stalls inside.

The front of the Market Hall - one of its main architectural features - will be enhanced.

Tameside Council supports the principles of environmental sustainability. These principles are described in Tameside's Sustainability Guide. We have made the designs for the markets sustainable so that they will have a minimal impact on the environment. This has been achieved by factors such as the choice of materials and the use of recycled products.

Civic Square

The expanded Civic Square will provide an ideal opportunity for outdoor events and fun activities, to complement existing attractions and shops.

Site Plan

Ashton's historic grid pattern of streets gives a real identity to the town. The established network of streets, spaces and scale of buildings contribute to making a successful place. The town centre clusters around the Civic Square and it is the vitality of the Indoor and Outdoor Markets which gives Ashton distinction and special character.

The streets around the edges of the square provide a strong axis across the town.

The completed Hall features a new basement area for the location of essential plant including water storage facilities for the sprinkler system and waste management arrangements and also includes the creation of a mezzanine level.

These developments maximise the retail space at ground floor level enabling a traditional style market hall layout to be accommodated within the newly restored building, which has been created within the original perimeter walls.

This project is financed by the European Community European Regional Development Fund