Holyhead Market Hall
| Holyhead Market Hall | |
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 Market Hall in August 2020 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Renovated |
| Architectural style | Jacobean Revival |
| Location | Stanley Street, Holyhead, Wales |
| Owner | Isle of Anglesey County Council |
Holyhead Market Hall, located in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, is a Grade II listed building[1] built in 1855. It was commissioned by the local landowner and politician William Owen Stanley and built by J. Edwards Thomas [2] . As well as housing the town's market it has historically been used as a law court, a military barracks, a mechanics' library and a boxing/wrestling venue.[3] Located on the site of the old market cross and accessed from Stanley Street, the town's main throughfare, it was changed and improved in 1906.[4] It is a two-storey building measuring 1,732 square metres[5] and is built of local green shaley rubble with buff sandstone dressings and slate roofing. After 145 years of use the hall temporarily closed its doors, then became a furniture store and, fittingly, a grocery store. The building was listed in 1992, "for its importance to Holyhead and as a prominent mid C19 town centre building with a well preserved facade."[4]
After it stood empty for 15 years, becoming one of the most "dilapidated civic buildings in Wales,"[6] the Isle of Anglesey County Council gained control of the building via a compulsory purchase order.[7] The council then restored it with funding from the National Assembly for Wales and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.[8] Opening in September 2019, the building now houses the town's library as well as meeting rooms available to rent by local interest groups and businesses.[1] In 2020 the project won a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Social Impact Award, with judges from the Institution stating: "The revitalising of Holyhead Market Hall has not only conserved a landmark building in Holyhead, but has also provided a much need[ed] social facility with a diverse range of activities. The remodelling of the building in a way that also retains and presents the archaeology and historic features of the building is impressive."[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Open Doors – Market Hall, Holyhead". Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "The New Market Hall at Holyhead, Anglesey". Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "'Dilapidated' Holyhead market hall set to reopen". Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ a b "'Market Hall – A Grade II Listed Building in Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey'". Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "BCIS Featured analysis: Holyhead Market Hall restoration". Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Take a look inside market hall undergoing £4.2m revamp". Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Derelict Grade II listed Market Hall in Holyhead to be saved as Anglesey Council steps in". Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ ""A welcome investment" as Holyhead's Market Hall set to re-open". Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "RICS Social Impact Awards 2020, Wales". Retrieved 9 September 2020.