Buildings
The current building frontage opened in 1904. Fire ravaged the rear halls in the 1970s and these were rebuilt soon after, giving the rear halls a more modern open-plan feel, albeit lacking the character of the 1904 hall. To the very rear of the site there is an outdoor market.
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