Borough Market, Halifax

[3] Another Act of Parliament in 1853 allowed Halifax council to buy New Market, as it was known, from its private owners for a price of £7,700.

[5] Work began in October 1892 and progressed slowly, until the market was officially opened on 25 July 1896 by the Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George V and Queen Mary.

[1] The building's stonework was cleaned in 1973, the same year that Southgate was made into a pedestrian area, with the road raised to pavement level.

[7] In 1993 the central clock, often used as a rendezvous point, was refurbished using more than fifty square feet of gold leaf.

[8] In 1995 the Halifax Centre Strategy Report recommended moving the fishmongers on Albion Street inside the market and replacing them with shop units to improve attractiveness and rental income.

At the centre of the market an 18-metre (60 ft) high octagonal lantern is supported by decorative cast iron columns.

Below the lantern a decorative clock was originally visible from most parts of the market, although now obscured by taller stalls.