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Description: | This watercolour of the huge vegetable hall of the Grainger Market shows how Dobson intended the market. A central space is filled with stalls, and surrounded by shops. The free-standing, enclosed booths which today fill the hall were not part of the original plan. The Grainger Market was the largest in the country. It covered two acres and was over 318 feet long and 241 feet wide. The market had its own water supply and gas lighting, and was sheltered by an elaborate open timber roof. Access and ventilation were provided by fourteen entrances which faced onto Grainger, Clayton, Nun and Nelson Streets, making the market the commercial hub of Grainger's plan. | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Temporal: | Production date: unknown | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Creator: | John Wilson Carmichael | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/artonline/se... | Go to resource |
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