Aberdeen Market
Location | Market Street and Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland |
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Coordinates | 57°8′46.78″N 2°5′52.23″W / 57.1463278°N 2.0978417°WCoordinates: 57°8′46.78″N 2°5′52.23″W / 57.1463278°N 2.0978417°W |
Opening date | 6 November 1974 (current building), May 1842 (original) |
Closing date | March 2020 |
Owner | Aberdeen City Council |
Aberdeen Market is a shopping centre which faces on to Market Street in Aberdeen, Scotland.
History[]
The first indoor market on this spot was opened in May 1842, but was destroyed by fire in April 1882. It was rebuilt, and demolished again in 1971.[1][2] The present building was opened on 6 November 1974 by William McEwan Younger.[3]
The BHS branch closed in August 2016 following the collapse of the chain.[4]
A large mural was painted on the curved face of the building in 2017 as part of the NuArt Festival.[5]
In 2018, the owners of the market building and the adjacent British Home Stores unit, Rockspring (now Patrizia AG), submitted a planning application for permission to clad the existing building and increase the number of windows. Concerns were raised at the time over the potential loss of the NuArt mural painted a year earlier.[5] The proposals never went ahead, however later that year, another proposal was launched that would see the building demolished and a replacement built in its spot.[6]
The centre ultimately closed with all non-essential shops in March 2020.[7] On 11 June, the operator of the building, Aberdeen Market Village, went into liquidation.[8] The following year, the building along with the connected BHS store were purchased by Aberdeen City Council.[9]
Redevelopment[]
In May 2021, a proposal was published that would see Aberdeen City Council purchase the market and the former BHS store. The property would be demolished and replaced with a partially open-air space for retail, food and drink, and leisure.[10]
In October 2021, it was announced that the UK Government would contribute £20 million towards the redevelopment of the market, which is expected to cost £75 million in total.[11]
References[]
- ^ "Impressions of a 'march stealer'...". Aberdeen Evening Express. 7 November 1974. p. 6.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "New Market 1842~1971". www.mcjazz.f2s.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "New Aberdeen £2 3/4 m. market opened". The Press & Journal. 6 November 1974. p. 11.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ McCann, Lee. "End of an era as Aberdeen's BHS closes after 42 years". Evening Express. Archived from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ a b Beattie, Kieran. "Calls for Nuart 'signature piece' to be saved in proposed Indoor Market refurbishment". Press and Journal. Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "Aberdeen Market redevelopment reaches for the skies : November 2018 : News : Architecture in profile the building environment in Scotland". Urban Realm. Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ News, Scottish Financial. "Cowgills appointed administrator of Aberdeen Market Village". Scottish Financial News. Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "Aberdeen Market operator placed into liquidation". BBC News. 2020-06-15. Archived from the original on 2021-01-30. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ Gossip, Alastair (2021-08-02). "Exclusive: BHS and indoor market sites taken over by Aberdeen City Council as purchase sealed". Evening Express. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "Council to discuss ambitious plans for BHS and Aberdeen market". Northsound 1. 2021-05-04. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ Hall, Jamie (2021-10-30). "'It needs a bit of magic': City residents react to Aberdeen market plans". Evening Express. Archived from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- Shopping centres in Aberdeen
- 1842 establishments in Scotland