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St John's Market
St John's Market, 1820‑22, demolished 1964 for the 1969 St Johns Shopping Centre; its western half now occupies the site. · summary, model-written
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| Status | Demolishedextracted, unreviewed documentedSt. John's Market was demolished in 1964, making way for the 1969 St Johns Shopping Centre, the western half of which occupies the hall's site. |
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| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documentedSt. John's Market was demolished in 1964, making way for the 1969 St Johns Shopping Centre, the western half of which occupies the hall's site. |
| New uses | retailextracted, unreviewed reported |
| What is there now | the western half of the 1969 St Johns Shopping Centre occupies the hall's siteextracted, unreviewed documentedthe western half of the 1969 St Johns Shopping Centre occupies the hall's site |
| Retrofit year | 1969extracted, unreviewed reported |
Site context
| Other atlas sites nearby | 5 within 10 km, 5 within 25 km: Albany Building (0.8 km); Tower Building (0.9 km); Wapping Dock Warehouse (1.1 km); Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse (2.0 km); Littlewoods Pools building (4.5 km)computed |
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| Overture Maps | place St John's Market (shopping_mall, confidence 0.99, from Overture, meta); building footprint 19,412 m², 18.0 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | www.stjohnsmarket.uk (alive) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 6,685 since 2015; 1,512 in the last 12 months (+13% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-03 with 566Wikimedia |
Summary, model-written
St John's Market was constructed between 1820 and 1822 as a municipal retail market hall in Liverpool. It operated until its demolition in 1964 to make way for new development. The western half of the 1969 St Johns Shopping Centre now occupies the former market site.
Why. not stated in the record
Where it stands. The market hall itself is demolished, but the site is currently occupied by the western half of the 1969 St Johns Shopping Centre; post‑1964 ownership is not specified in the record.
For a planner
- Municipal redevelopment strategy led by Liverpool Corporation, original developer.
- Policy tool: public‑sector led redevelopment to replace a market with retail.
- Open questions: current ownership, long‑term retail viability, and any planning constraints affecting the site.
For a developer
- Site size not provided in record.
- Control after 1964 unknown; no current owner identified.
- Entitlement stage unclear; no zoning or permit details given.
- Context layers (flood, transit, environment) not recorded.
- Market signals from tract data absent.
What we do not know yet
- Exact dimensions of the original market hall and current shopping‑centre footprint are missing.
- Post‑1969 ownership and management entity are not recorded.
- Any environmental, flood‑risk, or transit constraints affecting the site are absent.
- Market‑area demographics or retail performance data are not included.
- The record is marked as draft and relies on extraction, so some facts may be unverified.
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- the entrance to st.johns market in liverpool,england,uk Stock Phot… alamy.com
- St. John's Market, Liverpool - 1910s commons.wikimedia.org
- St John’s Market needs more than 'quick wins' confidentials.com
- ST JOHNS MARKET - Updated June 2026 - … yelp.com
- Through the years: St Johns Market, from Victorian trading post to ... liverpoolecho.co.uk
- Remembering St Johns Market: A look back at Liverpool's iconic ... theguideliverpool.com
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History and original facts
| Closed | 1964extracted, unreviewed |
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| Stores at peak | 62extracted, unreviewed reported |
| Original developer | Liverpool Corporationextracted, unreviewed documentedThe Corporation of Liverpool determined to remedy the observed problems by removing the market to a new location, protected from the weather and providing no obstruction to public thoroughfares. |
| Architect | John Foster, Junior |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping centres in the United Kingdom |
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Background
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1964 Market demolished
- 1969 St Johns Shopping Centre opened
Sources
- Wikipedia: St John's Market · supports: after notes, original developer, status, strategy, year closed
7 quoted sentences
St. John's Market was demolished in 1964, making way for the 1969 St Johns Shopping Centre, the western half of which occupies the hall's site.
The Corporation of Liverpool determined to remedy the observed problems by removing the market to a new location, protected from the weather and providing no obstruction to public thoroughfares.
the western half of the 1969 St Johns Shopping Centre occupies the hall's site
St. John's Market was demolished in 1964, making way for the 1969 St Johns Shopping Centre, the western half of which occupies the hall's site.
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