Post by tileman on Sept 28, 2011 21:10:46 GMT
I am studying post-war market halls and I would be grateful for memories, details and images of Keighley Market as built in 1971.
What do I know?
The architect was Mr. B. A. Waddington, Keighley Borough Architect. Main contractors; J. Totty & Sons Ltd. Stalls manufactured and installed by Robinson (Silsden) Ltd.
When the £134,000 market was opened on16 June 1971 it had 30 perimeter stalls under flat roofs just as it is now. However the rest of the market was unusual;
“The roof is of glass fibre reinforced plastic canopies held on a centre support and linked together to form a continuous canopy. Each canopy is in the form of an inverted umbrella and has translucent panels to allow daylight to enter the market area. Other sections of the canopy have incorporated permanent colours to add visual interest and lend a cheerful appearance to the interior.” (‘Light and colour’ Keighley News,18 June 1971)
The 24 symmetrical mushrooms, square in plan (and six half umbrellas) sprang from the top of circular concrete columns positioned at the centre of clusters of island stalls.
The 52 island stalls appera to have had a novel design. It seems that at each inner corner of the counter a metal pole rose to carry a frame from which the stall fascia cantilevered over the counter as far as the stall riser below. This was independent of the central mushroom column.
The market was unheated. The single skin roof led to condensation problems; “ indoor ‘rain’ cascaded down onto stalls every winter” (Thompson, S. ‘Welcome return to the open air’. Telegraph & Argus (20 May1985).
In 1982 Bradford Council agreed to a plan to replace the roof with a double skin profiled insulated metal sheeting with double skin roof lights supported on steel trusses and columns. This was carried out in 1985 and it included the replacement of all the island stalls (Keighley Market, advertising feature. Telegraph & Argus, 6 May 1985).
I would appreciate any memories of the canopy roofs and the stalls Do you recall the colours of the canopies?
I will credit all information used in my Masters thesis
Thank you.
What do I know?
The architect was Mr. B. A. Waddington, Keighley Borough Architect. Main contractors; J. Totty & Sons Ltd. Stalls manufactured and installed by Robinson (Silsden) Ltd.
When the £134,000 market was opened on16 June 1971 it had 30 perimeter stalls under flat roofs just as it is now. However the rest of the market was unusual;
“The roof is of glass fibre reinforced plastic canopies held on a centre support and linked together to form a continuous canopy. Each canopy is in the form of an inverted umbrella and has translucent panels to allow daylight to enter the market area. Other sections of the canopy have incorporated permanent colours to add visual interest and lend a cheerful appearance to the interior.” (‘Light and colour’ Keighley News,18 June 1971)
The 24 symmetrical mushrooms, square in plan (and six half umbrellas) sprang from the top of circular concrete columns positioned at the centre of clusters of island stalls.
The 52 island stalls appera to have had a novel design. It seems that at each inner corner of the counter a metal pole rose to carry a frame from which the stall fascia cantilevered over the counter as far as the stall riser below. This was independent of the central mushroom column.
The market was unheated. The single skin roof led to condensation problems; “ indoor ‘rain’ cascaded down onto stalls every winter” (Thompson, S. ‘Welcome return to the open air’. Telegraph & Argus (20 May1985).
In 1982 Bradford Council agreed to a plan to replace the roof with a double skin profiled insulated metal sheeting with double skin roof lights supported on steel trusses and columns. This was carried out in 1985 and it included the replacement of all the island stalls (Keighley Market, advertising feature. Telegraph & Argus, 6 May 1985).
I would appreciate any memories of the canopy roofs and the stalls Do you recall the colours of the canopies?
I will credit all information used in my Masters thesis
Thank you.