Take a look inside the glass and timber clad structure, only seen in glimpses from the outside – until now. Impressively, the building stands at 50 metres long by 25 metres wide underneath the recently restored 1875 Victorian Canopy alongside the refurbished Outdoor and Secondhand Markets.
From today see your favourite fishmonger, butchers, cheese and cooked meat sellers along with sweets, flowers, bags and café.
Over the coming days and weeks, the market will continue to welcome more familiar traders along with new ones too, ready to begin their new chapter once their stalls are fitted out and ready to go.
Starting Saturday 17 February, and for the next few Saturdays, the Markets will be animated with music and performances while you peruse the stalls across all markets.
Councillor Robert Boswell, Deputy Leader at Preston City Council, said:“The wait is finally over and the doors are open. This magnificent structure propels Preston Markets well and truly into the twenty-first century, whilst being sympathetic to its heritage.
“New and familiar traders will provide fresh, local produce from their new home so please shop local and support them. Over the coming days and weeks more stalls will be ready to open and give you a warm welcome.”
Sam Livesey, Chairman of the Preston Market Traders Association, added: “We can’t believe we are finally here! We’re delighted to have moved and very excited to welcome customers and traders to our new Market Hall.”
