2013

NZ2464 : Marks & Spencer's Original Penny Bazaar, Grainger Market

taken 12 years ago, near to Gateshead, England

Marks & Spencer's Original Penny Bazaar, Grainger Market
Marks & Spencer's Original Penny Bazaar, Grainger Market
The market, built in 1835 by John Dobson for Richard Grainger, is around 330 ft by 240 ft, enclosing about two acres. There are five longitudinal avenues of shops and four transverse ones, 14 entrances, and over 360 upper windows that light the avenues. In the 1840s, there were 188 shops in the avenues and 55 units in the vegetable market. The building is Grade I listed LinkExternal link . [The four fronts are (separately) Grade I listed LinkExternal link .]

Other photos of Grainger Market are shown at Link .

The Grainger Market's website is at LinkExternal link .

The Buildings of Grainger Town - No.56. See NZ2464 : The Earl Grey Monument, Grey Street, NE1.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Business, Retail, Services Primary Subject: Market
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NZ2464, 2577 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Mike Quinn   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 2 May, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 10 April, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2478 6434 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.3838N 1:36.8654W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2478 6434
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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