Have your say on the plans for a new Birkenhead Market

Views are being gathered on the proposed plans for a brand new market in Birkenhead. The former House of Fraser site, owned by the council, is set to be the home for the town's new market.

The ideas being put forward would see the House of Fraser building demolished and the creation of a standalone market, complete with with retail, food and drink stalls and new accessible public spaces linked into St Werburgh’s Square and Oliver Street East.

Wirral Growth Company say the new market has been designed "to recapture the historic spirit of the 1845 market, through the creation of a thriving hub of activity in the town centre".

Birkenhead town centre has been home to the market for nearly 200 years and it’s part of the fabric of the town. It was first established on what is now the site of Birkenhead Town Hall on July 10, 1835.

As the town's population grew, increased demand led to the opening of an expanded market on a nearby site by 1845. It survived devastating fires in the 1960s and 1970’s resulting in it being moved to it’s current location.

Wirral Growth Company say the new market has been designed "to recapture the historic spirit of the 1845 market, through the creation of a thriving hub of activity in the town centre".

You can have your say on the plans on the Wirral Growth Company website.

You can have your say on the plans until March 23rd. Get involved!