Ashton Market Hall

Here is a quick look at what is going on with the reconstruction of Ashton Market Hall. (Click on image for larger version, then use Back button to return.)

The old Market Hall, so full of character and friendliness, caught fire in 2004 [read more]. It is being rebuilt inside the shell of the outer walls, which remained intact.

You can now see some of the steel girders that will form the structure of the new roof appearing above the walls. These give us a clue about what the finished Market Hall might look like.