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MARKET DAYS ARE
TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS 8am-3pm
Jan/Feb/Mar 8am-2pm
Butchers' Row & Market Place open six days a week all year
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The Pannier Market complex has been in operation
since it was built by John Chudleigh of Exeter in 1883/84. It
was-officially opened by the then Mayor G.W Vincent in April
1884. The opening ceremony was followed, by a public dinner when
almost 200 people sat down. The day ended with a promenade concert
and-later that week 2000 children gathered at the Market for
a tea party. It was built at a cost of £4,200 to house
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A charter to hold a market was first granted
on 25th May 1272 by Henry III, and has been renewed by succeeding
Monarchs. The building was listed (Grade 2) in April 1989. It
is called a Pannier Market after the Wicker baskets or panniers
in which farmers wives carried their wares to market. There are
still panniers in use today which can be seen in the Market hall
any Tuesday or Saturday. The present building was controlled
by Torridge District Council from 1974 until 1991, when it was
then handed to Bideford Town Council to run. There have been
2 phases of refurbishment to date, the first was a spend of £200,000
in 1993 on the Main Market Hall, which saw a new roof fitted,
new windows, indoor toilet facilities a gas heating system and
complete redecoration. This enabled the Market to be brought
up to standard with the then Current Fire Heath regulations.
More recently, between January and May 1999 phase 2 was completed.
This was a total refurbishment of the 24 shop units, which form
Butchers Row. An extensive programme of works were carried out
by Blights a local Bideford builder. The Architect for both phases
was Mr Jonathan Lomas of the firm Dyer Feesey Wickham. This phase
included a new roof to Butchers Row, complete rewiring, the three
sets of black wrought iron gates were also refurbished and complete
redecoration. The character of these units was kept as far as
possible, even down to the old Butchers hooks which are still
in place in several units, these date from the original build
in 1884. After all these improvements the Market has been able
to retain its delightful warm and friendly atmosphere. |
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If you would like to have a stall in the Pannier
Market or wish to enquire regarding Butcher's Row shop availability,
please contact the Market Manager |
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