Castle Market
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Indoor market in Sheffield built on top of the remains of Sheffield Castle to the north east of the present city centre next to the River Don
Castle Market is an example of three-dimensional planning within a commercial district. The architect's brief was to provide a multi-level market and shopping centre with inter-level visual and physical communications.
Located on the site of the old castle, the project's foundations are problematically sloping. However the architects use this to their advantage by create a multi-level development. The interconnected structures are fitted into a narrow area, this allows walkways around the building which lead to entrances at varying heights of the hill. This has been designed to improve the congested area with more pedestrian access routes.
Inside, the market is situated on the two main floors. It needed to house separately dry-goods, meat, and fish. The small shops are situated on the ground floor and around the edge of the market.
The upper level is puncutated to let natural daylight seep through to the first floor. Decorative geometric patterns cover certain interior walls, whilst the exterior facade is broken up by a cantilevered entrance.
Data
- Begun: Feb 1958
- Completed: Apr 1962
- Floor area: 48,360m2
- Sectors: Retail, Office
- Total cost: £1.7M
- Tender date: Jan 1958
- Procurement: City of Sheffield
- Address: Castle Market , Norton, Sheffield, S2 5TR, United Kingdom
Professional Team
- Architect: Sheffield Corporation City Architect’s Department
- Project architects: A. G. Derbyshire, J. R. Baldwin, J. R. Taylor, J. S. Mackie
- Client: Sheffield City Council, Parks and Countryside
- Quantity surveyor: Cyril Sweett
- Structural consultant: Ove Arup & Partners
- Heating and ventilation: G. N. Haden and Sons Ltd
Suppliers
- General Contractor: W. Moss and Sons Ltd
- Glass lens roof: J. A. King and Co. Ltd
- Metalwork and metal doors: William Proctor & sons
- Market installation: Winstanley & Lambert