by Galahad
Walking upto Eldon Square and Eldon Gardens in the rain on the first trip! From the railway station cross the road and turn slightly to your right and walk up Grainger Street. Eventually you will come to Grainger Market on the left. I had not appriciated all that there is to see about this building until after I got home and read up about it. It was opened in 1835 and is a Grade 1 listed building. It is very typical of many north of England Market Halls that I know. There are 180 stalls - 104 of which have now been restored. I didn't see it, but the Market still contains the world's smallest branch of the UK department (?) store, Marks and Spencers. Pity no one had mentioned it before.