Bolton Market Hall, Lancashire

Bolton Market Hall, designed by G.T. Robinson of Leamington Spa and completed in 1855, is one of the finest surviving Victorian iron-and-glass market halls in the country. Its design was state-of-the-art for its time, even compared with London’s Crystal Palace, built at the same time. The undertaking was ambitious, mainly because the site was so steeply sloped that the building had to be supported by a vaulted substructure. Similar engineering feats were undertaken by Robert Adam at his Adelphi development in London, and Piccadilly Station in Manchester.

Using books and primary sources at Bolton Local Studies Library and Manchester University Geography Department, AHP charted the origins of Bolton’s Market Hall and its later alterations, and provided a visual survey of damage to its historic features. Our report also appraised the historic significance of internal and external historic features by undertaking comparative studies. Our client was Bolton Market Hall Ltd.

Public

Central Fire Station, Birmingham ›
Manchester Square Fire Station, London ›

Commercial

203-221 Regent Street, London ›
Bolton Market Hall, Lancashire ›

Town

7 St James’s Square, Westminster ›
9 & 11 Duke Street, London ›

Country

New Lodge, Windsor ›
Plas Newydd, Anglesey ›

Ecclesiastical

St George’s Church, Bloomsbury ›
St James’s Church, Liverpool ›