Glossop Town and Market Hall

Name: One Darnley Road
Price range: $

Derbyshire, UK

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Civic and Community

People

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project overview

Refurbishing Grade II listed buildings to provide a creative centre of excellence

Glossop is the ‘Gateway to the Peak District’ for Greater Manchester and is home to numerous independent businesses and creative industries, including musicians, artists and academics. High Peak Borough Council aimed to develop the local economy around this sector to provide a centre of excellence for arts and businesses.

To support these goals, we led a scheme to convert the Town Hall, surrounding municipal buildings and the Market Hall into a thriving retail and events space, providing homes for independent business including food and drink vendors, retail units, art galleries, pet grooming and a fitness and wellness studio.

We provided a range of building consultancy services including design and Principal Designer for CDM (PD-CDM), as well as specialist geomatic surveys. The Grade II listed Town Hall is the central hub of the town and, like many of the buildings, features distinctive industrial and civic architecture. The hall sits opposite Norfolk Square, enhancing surrounding heritage buildings, and the council commissioned this scheme to create a mixed use complex that unites the community.

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Red beams add depth to the busy market hall

Grand stairs and an accessible lift lead to a mezzanine

The ground floor is designed for socialising

The downstairs courtyard houses independent food retailers

The historic clocktower

Plenty of space for food and socialising

Our virtual tour kept the public updated during construction

Ornate columns leading into the market hall

Heritage features have been carefully restored

Designed for all with room to play

Carefully considered lighting complements the historic space

A striking frontage with grand columns

Red beams add depth to the busy market hall

Grand stairs and an accessible lift lead to a mezzanine

The ground floor is designed for socialising

The downstairs courtyard houses independent food retailers

The historic clocktower

Plenty of space for food and socialising

Our virtual tour kept the public updated during construction

Ornate columns leading into the market hall

Heritage features have been carefully restored

Designed for all with room to play

Carefully considered lighting complements the historic space

A striking frontage with grand columns

construction

Enhancing historical features and improving accessibility through sensitive restoration

The Town Hall and Market Hall were refurbished throughout the ground floor retail and now feature expansive dining areas and a variety of food and beverage outlets. A mezzanine floor overlooks an events space and provides accommodation for creative and sports and leisure businesses.

Access has been enhanced throughout the building with the installation of a new lift and a Changing Places toilet, external areas have undergone sensitive enhancements to elevate the historic buildings.

The hall’s internal finishes were designed to preserve the historical features and characteristics of the building. Refreshing the space, exposed stonework has been cleaned and treated with a lime wash; the existing York stone flooring in the arcade was lifted, cleaned, and stored and then re-laid following the completion of the works.

Prior to works commencing on site, our geomatics consultancy team undertook a topographical survey of the site and delivered accurate 3D models of the existing site through Scan to BIM. This helped inform the client and the project team’s design decisions for the scheme.

Enabling members of the public to immerse themselves in the building and view the project’s progress, our team also created a 3D virtual tour which was accessible via QR codes that were displayed on safety hoardings at the site.

Maintaining good communication and consultation with the public, the local conservator officer and market traders who usually occupy the Market Hall was vital to the project’s success. Current tenants were relocated, and following consultation, the market traders were moved to a new location close to their original position to allow continuity of use and customers.