Huddersfield market renovation progresses
Kirklees Council has submitted plans for the refurbishment of the grade two-listed Victorian market building being brought forward alongside phase one of the town’s Our Cultural Heart project.
Architect Greig & Stephenson is leading on the design of the project, which is being overseen by Turner & Townsend and will be built by Willmott Dixon.
The rest of the project team consists of AECOM, Sanderson Watts Associates, cost consultant Gateley Vinden, Black Cat Building Consultancy, Buttress, Kaizen Consulting Engineers, and Jane Simpson Access.
The £16.5m scheme is being funded by the government via previously promised Levelling Up funds, and is a significant component of the larger £250m town centre masterplan for Huddersfield.
Plans include external works to the market building, including the removal of modern additions to the property.
New glazed screens, new toilet facilities, and the installation of fixed market stalls will be among the principal works carried out, and an outdoor market yard will be used as an eating and drinking area, with restaurants, cafés, and street food available.
The renovation of the market is part of the Huddersfield Blueprint and follows £16.5m of government funding announced in November 2023.
Work on the Northumberland Street market complements the redevelopment of Queensgate Market and Huddersfield Library, currently underway with BAM as contractor.
