Photo-a-Day  (Friday, 6th June, 2025)

What a waste of space above the stalls and the artist impression of the new market hall are doing the same.At one time photos were not allowed to be taken in the market hall

I remember the 'old' market hall, how has it come to this ?

I wish all those traders well if and when they move into the New Market Hall which I must say will be closer and more accessible than this now isolated position.
That said, I still find it incredulous that Wigan Council still plan to demolish this valuable asset with great potential, to build a few blocks of flats.

We were in there yesterday after curtain hooks and filters for a vacuum cleaner. Two very helpful stall holders. We had sent for filters "online" and been sent the wrong ones and had to answer questions to "virtual helper" via typing as to why they were wrong and they sent a return label via email for which I don't have a printer! Amazon wanted £5 to send me a packet of curtain hooks.....that was just postage, not the hooks. We are going backwards, not forwards. I am sick of "online"! What a joy it was to buy simple things from lovely people in the Market Hall.

It looks a dam shame not many people and not many stalls left how has it come to this at one time it used to be thriving with people.

Totally agree with you Irene !

For Alan in Canada, just in case you didn't see my 2nd comment yesterday. Vancouver , a wonderful place. Went there when visiting my brother in Seattle. All good wishes to you.

They could fit Silcock’s Fair in there along with Butterworth’s black pey’s, toffee apples and candy floss stalls etc. around the edges.

Irene, did you check out Sheila’s stall for ladies jumpers?
She has a nice selection and if you mention my name you might get a discount. Er both worked together over fifty years ago but have always kept in touch.
Thinking about it though, she might charge you extra!!!!!

I've heard the council are having a rethink about its next use... It's going to become a H.M.O.

Technology is definitely not all it’s cracked up to be. I agree Irene. This week it was my medical prescription ordering on line and ‘Locked out’!! Reason unknown! Been without now for 3 days! Having to discuss the problem to a receptionist protected from the hordes behind glass. Bent double speaking through a hole for others to hear everything said! No privacy -in the end I asked to speak to someone in private and ended up in a corridor…that was Monday it’s now Friday and I am about to traipse up the chemist hopefully the meds have arrived. Life used to be so simple.
I can only think of one word for today’s photo and that is ‘Souless’.

Well Veronica, your ‘technological’ week and ‘customer service’ experience has put you in a right old mood this morning.
Hope you have a better weekend X.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, they should never have knocked down the old Market Hall......

No I didn't buy a jumper Colin but it's nice to know she has hung on with her stall. The cooked meat stalls, the cheese stall and the pork butchers, (the only place you can buy bacon ribs for pea soup), are still there and my son and grandson praise a food stall where they often get their dinner. But all the butchers stalls are now gone except the pork butchers. I hope they get enough stalls to warrant the building of the new market hall or it will be money wasted.