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Old Market Hall
Old Market Hall may refer to: * Old Market Hall, Blaenau Ffestiniog * Old Market Hall, Llanidloes The Old Market Hall is the oldest timber-framed market hall in Llanidloes, Wales, dating to the early 17th century. Until well into the 20th century a weekly market was held on the open cobbled ground floor. Over the years the large and well-lit ... * Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Market Hall, Blaenau Ffestiniog
The Old Market Hall ( cy, Hen Neuadd y Farchnad Blaenau Ffestiniog) is a municipal building in the Market Place, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The structure, which also served as the Town Hall ( cy, Neuadd y Dref Blaenau Ffestiniog), is a Grade II listed building. History In the mid-19th century, following significant population growth largely associated with the slate quarrying industry, civic officials decided to commission a market hall. The site they selected, which was at the west end of the town and bordered by the Ffestiniog Railway, Ffestiniog Railway Line to the south, was donated by Mary Oakley of Plas Tan y Bwlch, whose family were major employers in the local slate quarrying industry. Construction work on the new building started in 1861. It was designed by Owen Morris of Porthmadog, built by a local builder, Owen Roberts, in Course (architecture), coursed rubble and was completed in 1864. When a parliamentary bill to expand the Ffestiniog Railway was being c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Market Hall, Llanidloes
The Old Market Hall is the oldest timber-framed market hall in Llanidloes, Wales, dating to the early 17th century. Until well into the 20th century a weekly market was held on the open cobbled ground floor. Over the years the large and well-lit upper floor room has been used as a wool and flannel market, law court, preachers' hall, flannel store, working men's institute and museum. Description The market hall is at the centre of Llanidloes, at the crossing of the town's four main streets. It is built of stone, brick and timber. The two storey building has five bays defined by posts. There was an open marketplace of pitched and cobbled paving on the ground floor. The closed market was held above in a long and well-lighted room supported by oak beams and arches. The building, which was in the middle of the main road from the north to the south of Wales, was typical of market halls of the period in most mid-Wales market towns. A large door on the upper floor was once used to load ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |