Global InformationOastler Shopping Centre information
| Oastler Shopping Centre | |
|---|---|
 Oastler Shopping Centre Entrance | |
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| Former names | John Street Market |
| Alternative names | Oastler Centre |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial |
| Address | 3SR, John Street, Bradford BD1 3JS |
| Town or city | Bradford |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°47′47″N 1°45′28″W / 53.7963°N 1.7579°W |
| Completed | 30 June 1930 |
| Renovated | June 2002 |
| Owner | Bradford Metropolitan District Council |
| Website | |
| https://www.bradfordmarkets.com/the-markets/oastler/ | |
The Oastler Shopping Centre, formerly known as the John Street Market[1] and commonly known as just the "Oastler Centre" to locals, is a market located on Westgate in the city centre of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.[2]
The centre contains 176 stalls comprising a retail area of 25,538² ft, with an additional 23 external shops and 27 storerooms.[3] The cafes and stalls within the centre are various food, clothing and craft shops with some of the cafes and stalls having been in business since the 1960s.[4][5]
The original market site was built on 30 June 1930, then called the John Street Market, and was an open air market, compared to the indoor market centre it is today.[6] The original outdoor open-air market was renovated to an indoor market in the early 2000s to make economic improvements to the upper side of the city centre and was named for the abolitionist Richard Oastler.[7]
As part of the Bradford's regeneration projects in line with the successful UK City of Culture 2025 bid, the Oastler Centre will be demolished in late 2023 to make way for the new Darley Street Market.[8]
- ^ "Events will celebrate iconic Bradford market planned to be demolished this year". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ CBMDC (1 September 2023). "Oastler Shopping Centre". bradfordmarkets.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ MacRuari, Barra (31 January 2013). "Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration & Culture to the meeting of Regeneration and Economy Overview and Scrutiny Committee to be held on 31st January 2013, OASTLER SHOPPING CENTRE" (PDF). bradford.moderngov.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "The Bradford family deli that's been a foodie favourite for 30 years". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Share memories of Bradford café set to close after 55 years at special event". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "John Street Market". Photos Bradford – Bradford District Museums & Galleries. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Waite, Richard (15 September 2022). "Bradford Council to demolish 46-year-old Brutalist shopping centre". The Architects' Journal. Retrieved 1 September 2023.