American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-07-23
THE NEW MARKET, LIVERPOOL.
Opened on Thursday, March z, 1922.

Opened on Thursday, March z, 1922
This stupendous building, designed by John
Foster, Jr Esq. and erected by the Corporation oil
Liverpool, at an expense OF Sl55v555 was begun
in Aug. 1820,and finished in Feb 1922 1t is situa.
ted in the centre OF the town, in the immediate
neichbourhood OF Queens square, Clayton square,
and Williamson square, and may, therefore be very
properly denominaied The Centre Market, not
only as distinction from all other Markets. but as
descriptive Of its actual situation. It's principal
front is in Great Charlotte street; and view of it is
taken from the footwalk Of Queens square the
spectator looking towards the south II is built OF
brick, with the exception OF the foundations, the
handsome entrances, the cornices, &c. which are
formed OF massy stone; and it is rooted through
out. in FIVE ranges from end to end, two of the
breadhs being considerably elevated Tor the purpose
of aifording the advantages of side lights and VENT
lation. There arc 1876 windows. all the easements
lof which are upon swing -centres and easily opened
The upper tier of windows serve, together with
the open sides of the elevated roofs, to light and
ventate the great body Of the place; the lower
windows are equally useful to the internal Offices
and shops, there being light to each. The
length OF the building is 1873 yards; its breadth, as
yards; forming covered space oil 1885 square
yards nearly two statute acres There are six
spacious entrances; 5 in Great Charlotte street. /
at the opposite side in Market street. and one at
each end.
On entering the interior, the spectator is amazed
at the immense size of tho structure, its lofiiness
Ilghtness, and ariness 1t is large, well formed
and lightly painted Hall; compared with which,
the celebrated Fleet Market is miserable shed,
and Westminster Hall is moderate sized room
The whole floor is substantially tagged, and
every person resoriing TO the Market may walk,
dry footed, in every part of the building, alike
protected from the cold and rain OF the tempest or
the oppressive heat and glare OF a summer sun
Viewed from one end, the interior is divided into
five avenues there being four rows of handsome
cast iron pillars. % feet high, supporting the
conjoined abutments of the roofs along the entire
building. The pillars are 1l6 in number, but they
are so lightly formed and regularly arranged as
greatly to improve the appearance of the place
| The walls are lined by 90 shops and officers
l close to the low tier of windows, between which
and the upper ones the siopng roofs of the shops
are placed. The shops, the dimensions of which
are yards by 4. and which are provided with fire
places are let TO dealers in various kinds of provi-
sons, namely Butchers, Pork dealers, Fruiterers
Fishmongers, Poulterers, Cheesemongers, Bread
bakers, sc. and are numbered as in the ground
plan subjoincd. The officers are for the use o.
the Superintendent of the Market, the Collectors
tolls and rents the Weghers of provisions, &c
The shops, of course, present their fronts to the
interior the Market, and, there being no necessity
for glazed windows, an advantageous display oil
articles can be made during the day; and, by means
of doors and shutters. the whole can be safely
:. inclosed during the night. The great body OF the
Market is occupied by four ranges of stalls sc run
,, ming in line with the pillars, from end TO end
including 100 stalls, three yards each, for purposes
fthe same as the shops; 81 green standings, thr,
yards each 4s fruit standings, three yards each; A
stone compartments, three yards each, for potatoes
,l36 fish standings, one and half yards each; 20l
! table compartments, one yard each, for eggs
poultry and vegetables; and 1872 forms or branches
one yard each; for similar artcles,There are Ia
Igas lights, by which the place is brilliantly