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/ref> In 1842, £2,990 was raised and the present Market House and market were built where fresh farm produce, meat and fish could be sold. On its South Street frontage a hall was added with a gallery above the arch leading to the pannier market and market hall, reached by a narrow cobbled lane flanked by 12 small shops used as the pannier market. The hall was available for lectures and exhibitions and balls and concerts were also held here. In 1936 the hall became the public library until it relocated to its present site. The iron gates at the entrance to the market were made by a local blacksmith, Richard Baker. In 1892 the market hall roof was glazed. The original Victorian building gradually fell into a state of disrepair during the first half of the 20th-century and the glass roof becoming dangerous was eventually dismantled in 1948. In 1996
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Pannier Market, Torrington- Visit North Devon & Exmoor website
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The Pannier Market in Great Torrington
Great Torrington (often abbreviated to Torrington, though the villages of Little Torrington and Black Torrington are situated in the same region) is a market town in Devon, England. Parts of it are sited on high ground with steep drops down to ...
in Devon
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is a Victorian pannier market of 12 small indoor shops - six either side of a narrow cobbled lane built in 1842 and restored in 1999. The Market House building at the front of the complex has been a Grade II* listed building
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on the Historic England
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Register since 1951.Market House, Great Torrington-
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History
Before 1842 market traders in Great Torrington
Great Torrington (often abbreviated to Torrington, though the villages of Little Torrington and Black Torrington are situated in the same region) is a market town in Devon, England. Parts of it are sited on high ground with steep drops down to ...
had to set up their stalls in the streets while the butchers sold their meat in an open courtyard at the rear of the town hall known as 'the shambles
The Shambles is a historic street in York, England, featuring preserved medieval buildings, some dating back as far as the fourteenth century. The street is narrow with many timber-framed buildings with jettied floors that overhang the street b ...
'. To the left of the entrance can be seen the original table of tolls and rent.How old is the Pannier Market? - Great Torrington Town Council website/ref> In 1842, £2,990 was raised and the present Market House and market were built where fresh farm produce, meat and fish could be sold. On its South Street frontage a hall was added with a gallery above the arch leading to the pannier market and market hall, reached by a narrow cobbled lane flanked by 12 small shops used as the pannier market. The hall was available for lectures and exhibitions and balls and concerts were also held here. In 1936 the hall became the public library until it relocated to its present site. The iron gates at the entrance to the market were made by a local blacksmith, Richard Baker. In 1892 the market hall roof was glazed. The original Victorian building gradually fell into a state of disrepair during the first half of the 20th-century and the glass roof becoming dangerous was eventually dismantled in 1948. In 1996
Great Torrington
Great Torrington (often abbreviated to Torrington, though the villages of Little Torrington and Black Torrington are situated in the same region) is a market town in Devon, England. Parts of it are sited on high ground with steep drops down to ...
was awarded £1,000,000 under the government's Rural Challenge scheme to help develop rural areas. In October 1999 the entire Market House building was refurbished and redeveloped as part of the Genesis Project, co-ordinated by the Great Torrington and District Community Development Trust which now manages the building with funding provided by various other agencies. The refurbishment included the Castle Hill Hotel and the setting up of the Great Torrington Heritage Museum beside the market building, tourist information centre, a modernised library and an IT centre. The Victorian pannier market was reconstructed with new fronts to the shop units and a new glass roof fitted to the market hall.The Pannier Market, Torrington - Great Torrington tourist site/ref>The Pannier Market, Torrington - This Is Torrington website
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Market House
The Grade II*
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Market House fronts on to South Street with the pannier market and market hall behind it via a narrow cobbled lane. The two-storey structure has a stucco front with rusticated openings while in the central arch are ornamental iron gates made by a local blacksmith, Richard Baker. The upper storey has Ionic pilasters while above is a bell-cot
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with four Tuscan columns supporting a small dome.
Today the Market House is the location for the Great Torrington Heritage Museum and Archive including a room dedicated to the English Civil War
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians (" Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of re ...
and the battle at Torrington in 1646. Other displays include examples of gloving, blacksmithing, agriculture, printing and the Home Front
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during World War II
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. Also on view are a number of items from the museum's costume collection. The museum is run by volunteers and is open: Mondays 10:30 - 16:00; Tuesdays 10:30 - 16:00; Wednesdays 10:30 - 13:00; Thursdays 10:30 - 16:00; Fridays 10:30 - 13:00 and Saturdays 10:30 - 13:00. Entry is free./ref>
Services
The building is open from 07:00 to 19:00 seven days a week. In the approach to the market hall are 12 small retail units/craft workshops (the pannier market) and a café which are open Monday to Saturday from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. The large market hall at the rear of the building holds the weekly General Market with stalls on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. There is abric-à-brac
Bric-à-brac () or bric-a-brac (from French), first used in the Victorian era, around 1840, refers to lesser objets d'art forming collections of curios. The French phrase is now obsolete, dating from the 16th century, then meaning "at random, a ...
and collectables market on Fridays. The market hall is available for hire.
See also
* Pannier Market, Barnstaple *Pannier Market, Bideford
The Pannier Market in Bideford in North Devon is a large covered Victorian architecture, Victorian Pannier Market, pannier market together with the Butcher's Row of small artisan stalls running along the lower level of the Market. There has been ...
*Pannier Market, South Molton
South Molton Pannier Market is the pannier market for the town of South Molton in Devon, England located behind the town's Grade I listed Guildhall which was constructed between 1739 and 1741.
Originally, goods were sold in the Old Market Hous ...
References
External links
Pannier Market, Torrington- Visit North Devon & Exmoor website
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