Images show the progress on the new market and events space in Oldham town centre.

The space is currently under construction and will replace Tommyfield Market when complete. 

The venue has entered its final stage of construction and is situated next to Spindles Shopping Centre, which was bought by the council back in 2020 for £9.5m. 

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The ongoing construction of the new market and events spaceThe ongoing construction of the new market and events space (Image: Newsquest)

By spring 2025, 70 Oldham traders will make the space their new home.

Not only will a new market be set up in the building, but there will also be a banquet hall and performance space, three bars and a publicly accessible local history archive. 

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The new market alongside the renovated old town hallThe new market alongside the renovated old town hall (Image: Darren Robinson Photography/ Oldham Council)

Oldham Council shared some new aerial images of the exterior construction work coming along last week (October 29).

The new market space also features an events areaThe new market space also features an events area (Image: Newsquest)

The building's outside features grey exposed brickwork as well as orange-brown panels and white cladding.

There are also high rising windows along the length of the wall which faces the renovated old town hall complex and the new Egyptian Room food hall. 

The relocation of Tommyfield Market, along with the completed redesign of Spindles, was partly funded through £24.5m of the government’s Towns Fund. 

The building is set to open in spring 2025The building is set to open in spring 2025 (Image: Newsquest)

It is part of a larger scheme to redesign and rebuild Oldham town centre which includes creating several districts for things such as retail, education, residential and creative.

The plan will also see 2,000 new homes created in the town centre through a partnership with Muse, who are well known for their redevelopment of Prestwich town centre.

Leader of Oldham Council, Arooj Shah, also recently met with traders at the existing Tommyfield Market to speak with them about the plans for the new market and town centre.

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