A heritage group has submitted a listing application for the threatened Bury market hall which was forced to close last year after crumbling concrete was found in the roof. The C20 Society , who are behind the listing application, say the hall is’ one of a small number of virtuoso post-war market buildings, that combined technical innovation with civic placemaking in new towns and city centres’.
The council is currently considering five options for the market, only one of which proposes refurbishment. Designed by Fairhurst & Son, the indoor hall had traded continuously for more than 50 years but has been empty since around 40 traders were suddenly told to leave in October 2023. The hall closed following the discovery of RAAC in the external loading bay and market roof, specifically the roof planks which span the in-situ concrete down-stand beams. The C20 Society said they are concerned that the council may pursue demolition, believing this to be their only viable option.