Rivlin, P orcid.org/0000-0003-0371-0318 and Gonzalez, S orcid.org/0000-0003-3958-2119 (2017) Public markets: Spaces for sociability under threat? The case of Leeds’ Kirkgate Market. In: Gonzalez, S, (ed.) Contested Markets, Contested Cities: Gentrification and Urban Justice in Retail Spaces. Routledge Studies in Urbanism and the City . Routledge , London, UK , pp. 131-149. ISBN 9781138217485
Abstract
Traditional retail markets can function as spaces of sociability and inclusion for diverse groups in the city, yet these benefits are threatened by the advancement of urban neoliberal policies. In this chapter, we focus on Leeds’ Kirkgate Market in the north of England, which after decades of local authority neglect is currently undergoing a process of transformation and redevelopment. An important historical and heritage asset to the city of Leeds, Kirkgate Market is one of the largest traditional markets in the UK and Europe, comprising both indoor and outdoor areas. Originating as a collection of open livestock, corn and street markets in the early 1800s, it was first constructed as a covered market in 1857, being subsequently adapted and extended (Fraser, 1980). In December 1975 a disastrous fire destroyed two thirds of the market, but left an extension built in 1904 unaffected. Subsequently, the market was classed as protected heritage, and two contiguous ‘hangar structure’ halls were constructed in 1976 and 1981 to replace the damaged sections.
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EU - European Union 318944 British Academy SG151167 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 14 Nov 2017 13:58 |
Last Modified: | 30 May 2022 13:29 |
Published Version: | https://www.routledge.com/9781138217485 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Series Name: | Routledge Studies in Urbanism and the City |
Identification Number: | 10.4324/9781315440361-9 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:123696 |