Looking across the flattened market ground

Following the work on Saturday removing the remnants of the old market stalls the Northern half of the market ground has now been cleared pending the first phase of the planned renovation.

As can be seen the market is still trading on the Southern section which will be upgraded under phase two when work on the Northern section has been completed.

For just a short while there is an uninterrupted view across to the Town Hall.

See the view in the opposite direction on Hyde Daily Photo.

Work begins on Hyde Market renewal

Work has started on the refurbishment of Hyde Market. Stalls have been removed from the Northern half of the market. On Saturday morning the metal retaining posts were still sticking out of the ground.


The old stalls on the Southern half of the market are still busy. Some of the stallholders who used the Northern half are trading from temporary stalls outside the Clarendon Square Shopping Centre.


In the foreground is the remains of what fastened the old stalls to the ground. In the middle a workman with what I think is an oxy-acetylene torch is melting one of the metal support poles so that it can pulled from the ground.

A closer view of the work can be seen on Hyde Daily Photo.