# Aberdeen Market

Aberdeen, United Kingdom · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-2bfe927a3e` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/united-kingdom/aberdeen-aberdeen-market/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2bfe927a3e.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2bfe927a3e.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-2bfe927a3e

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, entertainment | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1974 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2020 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2022 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Aberdeen City Council | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Public subsidy | UK Government contribution of £20 million | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2021 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “The most recent building was opened on 6 November 1974 by William McEwan Younger.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Market
- **year_closed**: “The centre ultimately closed along with all non-essential shops in March 2020 as part of the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Market
- **status**: “Demolition work was underway by March 2022. On 22 March 2022, demolition of the curved wall with the mural began.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Market
- **strategy**: “In May 2021, a proposal was published that would see Aberdeen City Council purchase the market and the former BHS store. The property would be demolished and replaced with a partially open-air space for retail, food and drink, and leisure.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Market
- **public_subsidy**: “In October 2021, it was announced that the UK Government would contribute £20 million towards the redevelopment of the market, which is expected to cost £75 million in total.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Market
- **demolition_year**: “Demolition work was underway by March 2022. On 22 March 2022, demolition of the curved wall with the mural began.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

British Home Stores

## Parties

- Rockspring (now Patrizia AG) — owner (from text)
- Aberdeen City Council — owner (from text) (2021–)

## Timeline

- 1971: Market demolished
- 1974: Most recent building opened
- 2016: British Home Stores branch closed
- 2018: Planning application submitted by Rockspring
- 2020: Centre closed due to COVID-19 lockdown
- 2020: Operator went into liquidation
- 2021: Building purchased by Aberdeen City Council
- 2022: Demolition of curved wall began

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Aberdeen Market was a shopping centre which faced on to Market Street in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Market

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Market

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Aberdeen Market, Aberdeen, United Kingdom." Record m-2bfe927a3e, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/united-kingdom/aberdeen-aberdeen-market/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_aberdeenaberdeenmarket,
  title = {Aberdeen Market, Aberdeen, United Kingdom},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/united-kingdom/aberdeen-aberdeen-market/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-2bfe927a3e, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.