The Market Building

The Market Building was constructed in 1863 by Alfred Waterhouse. It is a two-storey structure with five bays, each bay featuring a separate roof ridge and a raised, glazed attic with louvred sides that rises from a low-pitched slated roof. The building has a cast iron framework with columns and brackets that support the eaves. The first floor is adorned with glazed round arcading, while modern shops occupy the ground floor. The west and north fronts, with the north side adjacent to the Clock Tower, have full-height basements, and many ground floor openings are blocked with entrances below. The west front features a central entrance with a double flight of stairs leading to a terrace above an arched basement entrance. On the north face, a quadrant flight of steps leads to a door positioned at the angle with the tower.