St John's Market

St. John's Market
frontage of a brick building with terracotta decoration and several turrets
The building's Elliot Street facade, rebuilt in 1891, photographed in the 1910s
Map
General information
StatusDemolished
TypeMarket hall
AddressGreat Charlotte Street
Town or cityLiverpool
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°24′24″N 2°58′53″W / 53.406588°N 2.981420°W / 53.406588; -2.981420
Construction startedAugust 1820
CompletedFebruary 1822
Opened7 March 1822 (1822-03-07)
Demolished1964
Dimensions
Other dimensions549 foot (167 m) × 135 foot (41 m)
Design and construction
Architect(s)John Foster, Junior
St. John's Market, at the bottom left of this map, shown in relation to St. John's Gardens, St George's Hall and Lime Street station
Exterior of St. John's Market, c.1835. The Roe Street facade was altered in 1881, and the Elliot Street facade was substantially rebuilt in 1891
Interior of the market hall, 1828, by Robert Irving Barrow

St. John's Market was a municipal retail market hall in Liverpool, England, housed in a purpose-designed building erected between 1820 and 1822 to a design by John Foster, Junior. It quickly came to be seen as a model for market halls erected elsewhere in the UK in the 19th century. The north and south facades of the building were altered in 1881 and 1891; it was demolished in 1964, making way for the 1969 St Johns Shopping Centre, the western half of which occupies the hall's site.