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[Golden Age 1970s-1990s and gradual decline with online shopping]Â Â [Closure and demolition] The gates to the original Kirkgate Market will be moved to the new Darley Street Market. |
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Prior to the 19th century, the site was occupied by Manor Hall as well as a marketplace – operating as an early trading area for the city<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-15 |title=Look back: Much-loved old market on Kirkgate Shopping Centre site |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/21493455.photos-old-kirkgate-market-bradford/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus |language=en}}</ref>. |
Prior to the 19th century, the site was occupied by Manor Hall as well as a marketplace – operating as an early trading area for the city<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-15 |title=Look back: Much-loved old market on Kirkgate Shopping Centre site |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/21493455.photos-old-kirkgate-market-bradford/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus |language=en}}</ref>. |
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The site of the original market was developed during the 19th century, with the original Victorian market building being built in 1872 – designed by Lockwood & Mawson who also designed other buildings and areas around the [[Bradford]] area such as [[St George’s Hall, Bradford|St George’s Hall]], [[Wool Exchange, Bradford|The Wool Exchange]] and [[Saltaire|Saltaire Village]] – A current [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage Site]] built by [[Titus Salt|Sir Titus Salt]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-08 |title=Other Lockwood and Mawson Projects |url=https://wyascatablogue.wordpress.com/lockwood-and-mawson-projects/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Catablogue |language=en}}</ref> |
The site of the original market was developed during the 19th century, with the original Victorian market building being built in 1872 – designed by Lockwood & Mawson who also designed other buildings and areas around the [[Bradford]] area such as [[St George’s Hall, Bradford|St George’s Hall]], [[Wool Exchange, Bradford|The Wool Exchange]] and [[Saltaire|Saltaire Village]] – A current [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage Site]] built by [[Titus Salt|Sir Titus Salt]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-08 |title=Other Lockwood and Mawson Projects |url=https://wyascatablogue.wordpress.com/lockwood-and-mawson-projects/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Catablogue |language=en}}</ref> |
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During the 1970s, the original market place became scheduled for demolition and replacement with a new shopping centre. During the demolition process, multiple protests were held as the market was liked among the local people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-15 |title=Look back: Much-loved old market on Kirkgate Shopping Centre site |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/21493455.photos-old-kirkgate-market-bradford/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus |language=en}}</ref> Ultimately, the construction of the new shopping centre was completed on 22nd November 1973 and opened by the then [[List of mayors of Bradford|Lord Mayor of Bradford, Derek Smith]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council |title=Bradford Mayors and Lord Mayors |url=https://www.bradford.gov.uk/your-council/the-lord-mayor/bradford-mayors-and-lord-mayors/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=modernmoocher |date=2016-05-17 |title=Kirkgate Market – Bradford |url=https://modernmooch.com/2016/05/17/kirkgate-market-bradford/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Modern Mooch |language=en}}</ref> |
During the 1970s, the original market place became scheduled for demolition and replacement with a new shopping centre. During the demolition process, multiple protests were held as the market was liked among the local people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-15 |title=Look back: Much-loved old market on Kirkgate Shopping Centre site |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/21493455.photos-old-kirkgate-market-bradford/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus |language=en}}</ref> Ultimately, the construction of the new shopping centre was completed on 22nd November 1973 and opened by the then [[List of mayors of Bradford|Lord Mayor of Bradford, Derek Smith]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council |title=Bradford Mayors and Lord Mayors |url=https://www.bradford.gov.uk/your-council/the-lord-mayor/bradford-mayors-and-lord-mayors/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=modernmoocher |date=2016-05-17 |title=Kirkgate Market – Bradford |url=https://modernmooch.com/2016/05/17/kirkgate-market-bradford/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Modern Mooch |language=en}}</ref> |
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After the demolition, some decorations and items from the old Victorian market were retained by Bradford Council’s museum service, notably, Kirkgate’s ornate market gates which most recently were displayed at the [[Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron]], [[Shropshire]] on a long term loan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bradford Markets |date=Jan 31, 2024 |title=Old Kirkgate Market gates to return home to new Darley Street Market |url=https://www.bradfordmarkets.com/news-and-events/bradford-market-monuments/}}</ref> |
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In 1979, 6 years after opening its doors, the shopping centre won the 1979 European Award from the International Council of Shopping Centres.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-29 |title=Bradford shoppers divided over Kirkgate Shopping Centre |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-68673523 |access-date=2025-10-02 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
In 1979, 6 years after opening its doors, the shopping centre won the 1979 European Award from the International Council of Shopping Centres.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-29 |title=Bradford shoppers divided over Kirkgate Shopping Centre |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-68673523 |access-date=2025-10-02 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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The design is of a concrete, brutalist structure replacing the original Victorian architecture, the design was described by Historic England as having a “bulky, monolithic appearance” with repetition of key brutalist features and uniform elevations, with the car park having a continuous flat roofline.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-27 |title=Bradford: Kirkgate Shopping Centre ‘lacks architectural flair’ |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-68673514 |access-date=2025-10-07 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> The design is similar to the now demolished [[Tricorn Centre]], [[Portsmouth]] of Owen Luder Partnership.<ref>{{Cite web |last=By |title=Demolishing Brutalist Bradford |url=https://tribunemag.co.uk/2022/10/bradford-brutalism-architecture-history-kirkgate-centre-demolition |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=tribunemag.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> The modern 1973 shopping centre was designed by Donald Clark of the Bradford-based architectural firm John Brunton & Partners who also designed other brutalist buildings in the city and around the country<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bradford & Bingley Building Society, Bingley – The Twentieth Century Society |url=https://c20society.org.uk/building-of-the-month/bradford-bingley-building-society-bingley#:~:text=The%20John%20Brunton%20Partnership,%20which,and%20Sheffield,%20folded%20in%201993. |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=c20society.org.uk}}</ref> including [[High Point, Bradford|High Point]], [[Bradford]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=By |title=Demolishing Brutalist Bradford |url=https://tribunemag.co.uk/2022/10/bradford-brutalism-architecture-history-kirkgate-centre-demolition |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=tribunemag.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> John Brunton & Partner’s ultimately went out of business in 1993. |
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The design of the building was referenced in the Historic England report when the original application for listed status was rejected. The report described the design as “mundane and repetitive” and “lacking architectural flair”.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-27 |title=Bradford: Kirkgate Shopping Centre ‘lacks architectural flair’ |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-68673514 |access-date=2025-10-07 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Among the local population, the brutalist architecture divided opinion and caused mild controversy.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-29 |title=Bradford shoppers divided over Kirkgate Shopping Centre |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-68673523 |access-date=2025-10-07 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 00:37, 7 October 2025
Building in Bradford, West Yorkshire
Kirkgate Shopping Centre, known locally and historically as Kirkgate Market, was a shopping centre located in the city centre of Bradford, United Kingdom. The former market closed it’s doors on June 28th 2025.[1]
Originally opening in 1872 as a market, the original market operated for just over a century.[2] The site of the original marketplace was demolished in 1973 and reopened the same year as a shopping centre on the 22nd November 1973[3] with a notable brutalist architecture designed by John Brunton & Partners who also designed other brutalist buildings in the city, such as High Point.[4]
The shopping centre contained multiple floors with 350,000sq ft of retail space, including an indoor market, 60 retail units, 10 kiosks, a 650 space secured car park[5][6]
The shopping centre, along with the former John Street Market, is planned to be demolished in 2026 as part of a city centre regeneration scheme for Bradford in line with a UK City of Culture 2025 bid.[7] The former shopping centre will be replaced by public garden areas, residential plots composed of new build housing and a new Darley Street Market.[8]
[Golden Age 1970s-1990s and gradual decline with online shopping]Â Â [Closure and demolition] The gates to the original Kirkgate Market will be moved to the new Darley Street Market.
Prior to the 19th century, the site was occupied by Manor Hall as well as a marketplace – operating as an early trading area for the city[9].
The site of the original market was developed during the 19th century, with the original Victorian market building being built in 1872 – designed by Lockwood & Mawson who also designed other buildings and areas around the Bradford area such as St George’s Hall, The Wool Exchange and Saltaire Village – A current UNESCO World Heritage Site built by Sir Titus Salt.[10]
During the 1970s, the original market place became scheduled for demolition and replacement with a new shopping centre. During the demolition process, multiple protests were held as the market was liked among the local people.[11] Ultimately, the construction of the new shopping centre was completed on 22nd November 1973 and opened by the then Lord Mayor of Bradford, Derek Smith.[12][13]
After the demolition, some decorations and items from the old Victorian market were retained by Bradford Council’s museum service, notably, Kirkgate’s ornate market gates which most recently were displayed at the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, Shropshire on a long term loan.[14]
In 1979, 6 years after opening its doors, the shopping centre won the 1979 European Award from the International Council of Shopping Centres.[15]
The 1980s-2000s
The design is of a concrete, brutalist structure replacing the original Victorian architecture, the design was described by Historic England as having a “bulky, monolithic appearance” with repetition of key brutalist features and uniform elevations, with the car park having a continuous flat roofline.[16] The design is similar to the now demolished Tricorn Centre, Portsmouth of Owen Luder Partnership.[17] The modern 1973 shopping centre was designed by Donald Clark of the Bradford-based architectural firm John Brunton & Partners who also designed other brutalist buildings in the city and around the country[18] including High Point, Bradford[19] John Brunton & Partner’s ultimately went out of business in 1993.
The design of the building was referenced in the Historic England report when the original application for listed status was rejected. The report described the design as “mundane and repetitive” and “lacking architectural flair”.[20] Among the local population, the brutalist architecture divided opinion and caused mild controversy.[21]
