After nearly 240 years, the historic Tommyfield Market Hall in Oldham will be demolished this summer. Traders will relocate to a new venue next to Spindles Shopping Centre by June. While the move is met with both excitement and sadness, some stallholders express concerns about the impact on the strong community feel of the market.
After almost 240 years, shoppers will soon bid farewell to the beloved Tommyfield market hall after plans to bulldoze the current building were approved by Oldham Council last week. Traders will move from the historic site to a newly built venue next to Spindles Shopping Centre, due to be completed by June.
The stall first stood on the outdoor market, and moved inside when the current market hall was built in the 90s - replacing a previous building that was destroyed in a fire in 1974. Brierley said his ‘great’ experience at the market hall is what has kept him going for almost four decades. “Our customers are already asking us where we’re going - and luckily it’s not far. It would be different if it was miles away,” he said.
“Especially during covid and the lockdowns when we had to cordon everything off,” she said. “It was a really difficult time and people got used to buying online. People still come here, if what they’ve ordered online doesn’t arrive on time, or isn’t what they wanted.There won’t be space for Cuschera at the new venue, which will hold 70 stalls compared to Tommyfield’s 115. She’s on a waiting list and hopeful they might still find a place for her. Failing that, she said, she might finally retire.
Since that time, the council has renovated the upper floor of the mall into offices for council staff and a 'Business Hub' to support Oldham-based start-ups. The number of vacant units in the shopping centre has gone down and footfall has gone up, according to the council.
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