The New Market Hall (Fettlers) in Wigan

Wigan Council have released artist impressions of how the New Market Hall - Fettlers, will look.













Fettlers

That and a Market Hall are as different as chalk and cheese.

Looks like the one in Warrington, which is very nice

They all look nice on artists impressions!

That's a Shopping Centre.

THIS is a Market!

Can't wait to bowling ,crazy golf ,wall climbing it will be great

Another White Elephant from the Clowncil.

Will it last longer than the Galleries?

OC unless they get more traders using it then it will fold very quickly. Plenty of ducting to gather dust and like the market now a waste of height and open space which will a lot of heat in the winter,Do these people who design these buildings not know hot air rises thus the roof will be heated but the stall holders will be cold

Peter, they won't get 'traders' unless there's 'customers'. And there's not much chance of that, is there?

So a question ?

If the top end of the Galleries had been retained, that being the bit where the clock was and all of Marketgate, and a bit of Woodcock Square to allow openair access to Makinson Arcade, could those retained buildings have been transformed into virtually an exact version of what is shown in the artistic impressions, and at a fraction of the cost, and it would have probably been finished and opened by now ?

Absolutely correct, Tommy.

But that was probably too easy for the planners. They have to justify their salaries.

Looking at the photos, it's just an updated clone of the old galleries!

Cheshire Puss

That is exactly what I thought, it doesn't look much different to the Galleries, and I think that those pipes look awful.

A horrible ..ugly carabuncle of design.....which Muppet has designed that monstrosity for Grottsville ?

BB a highly paid muppet have they copied and pasted from the galleries/market design

The design and construction of the £156 million redevelopment of the former Galleries site including the new market hall is by three companies from the private sector!

Companies which are seen as specialists in urban renewal of town centres, regeneration of seaside resorts etc

Stop being so miserable,let's all meet up for a game of crazy golf then go bowling it ,'ll be great

Which planet you on HM ?

Interactive darts too,can't wait

You old buggers (like me) are things of the past…get a grip and stop moaning…you probably said the same about the Galleries….move on

Which clown thought up the stupid name "Fettlers" why could it not just be called "Wigan Market Hall"plain and simple then people know what it is

Spot on Roylew.I hope the Phoenix rises from the ashes and is success for the future generation.

That has to be one of the ugliest pieces of "architecture" I've seen in a while. If anyone is wondering what the style of that is, it's called Brutalist, and it's not hard to understand why.

Like Peter said as well "why not just call it Wigan Market Hall?"

Looks more like a large cafe than a market hall!