Aberdeen Market

Aberdeen Market is a shopping centre which faces on to Market Street in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is owned by Patrizia AG (formerly Rockspring).

Entrance to Aberdeen Market
Exterior of the Market
The NuArt artwork

History

The first indoor market on this spot was opened in May 1842, but was destroyed by fire in April 1882. It was rebuilt, and demolished again in 1971.[1][2] The present building was opened on 6 November 1974 by William McEwan Younger.[3]

The BHS branch closed in August 2016 following the collapse of the chain.[4]

A large mural was painted on the curved face of the building in 2017 as part of the NuArt Festival.[5]

In 2018, the owners of the market building and the adjacent British Home Stores unit, Rockspring, submitted a planning application for permission to clad the existing building and increase the number of windows. Concerns were raised at the time over the potential loss of the NuArt mural painted a year earlier.[5] The proposals never went ahead, however later that year, another proposal was launched that would see the building demolished and a replacement built in its spot.[6]

The centre ultimately closed with all non-essential shops in March 2020.[7] On 11 June, the operator of the building, Aberdeen Market Village, went into liquidation.[8]

References
  1. "Impressions of a 'march stealer'...". Aberdeen Evening Express. 7 November 1974. p. 6.
  2. "New Market 1842~1971". www.mcjazz.f2s.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  3. "New Aberdeen £2 3/4 m. market opened". The Press & Journal. 6 November 1974. p. 11.
  4. McCann, Lee. "End of an era as Aberdeen's BHS closes after 42 years". Evening Express. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  5. Beattie, Kieran. "Calls for Nuart 'signature piece' to be saved in proposed Indoor Market refurbishment". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  6. "Aberdeen Market redevelopment reaches for the skies : November 2018 : News : Architecture in profile the building environment in Scotland". Urban Realm. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  7. News, Scottish Financial. "Cowgills appointed administrator of Aberdeen Market Village". Scottish Financial News. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  8. "Aberdeen Market operator placed into liquidation". BBC News. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
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