Bolton Market

#manchestertrips The current Bolton Market in Ashburner Street, Bolton, Greater Manchester was built in 1932 and despite recent alterations and modernisation still retains the character it has long been famous for. Prior to this market being built, markets were held in the Great Moor Street enclosure. Bolton Corporation Acts of 1922 and 1925 made provision for a new wholesale and retail market to replace the old one and a part of what was known as the Bessemer Site on Blackhorse Street was chosen for the new market by the Markets Committee. The scheme was part of a much bigger scheme of architectural change in the centre of Bolton. The building itself cost £101,950, clearing and preparation of the site £13,363, and the paving and sewer work £10,727 making a total of £126,040. The buildings included a wholesale fruit and vegetable market, wholesale and retail fish market, and miscellaneous retail market. Except for a small “open” section, all branches of the market were now brought under cover and protected from the weather, though the garden plant traders continue to trade outside on a cobbled path across the road next to the bus station.