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A weekly market on Mondays has been held in the square since 2006. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Routinely various one-day markets take place in the square, which included an artisan market, [ 24 ] continental market, [ 25 ] plant-based market, [ 26 ] and part of Wrexham's Victorian Christmas market.
The street was described by Wrexham County Borough Council as having a juxtaposition of contrasting building façades, as it contains those of the half-timbered, stucco and gable types. [10] The street has served as a location of Wrexham's Victorian Christmas Market held annually in December. [15]
The plans are hoped to be part of a wider plan to create a "perfect market quarter" in Wrexham, [33] inspired by similar market redevelopment plans in Chester and Shrewsbury. [34] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales, the market's weekly visitor numbers had decreased from 1,445 to 835 per week by October 2020, a decrease of 42.2 per cent. [35]
In the 17th and 18th centuries, markets and fairs became an important part of the town's economy. Markets were set up throughout the centre, a farmer's market on Hope Street, a butcher's market on Abbot Street and a craft market on High Street. Including traders from Birmingham, Manchester and Yorkshire. [2]
A redevelopment of the former Wrexham People's Market (Welsh: Marchnad y Bobl) between Chester Street and Market Street in Wrexham city centre, the community centre opened on 2 April 2018. It provides exhibitions, a gallery, a food court, small stage concerts and live events, as well as a market space for local traders and the relocation of ...
On its Charles Street side, remnants of its old stables and coach house can be seen behind the main building at its rear. This references the period when it was a coaching inn, due to its location on Charles Street, which was a drovers' road towards Wrexham's Beast Market. In the Victorian times, its stable yard could have accommodated 30 horses.
Tŷ Pawb is an arts centre, housed in Wrexham's former People's Market on Chester Street. The building was built as a People's Market in 1992 as part of a wider redevelopment of the area, and replaced the Vegetable Market, which dated to 1898, and had a mock Tudor façade. [33] It became Tŷ Pawb in 2018 and retains a Chester Street entrance. [34]
19th century engraving of Wrexham. The city of Wrexham in north-east Wales has a history dating back to ancient times. The former market town was the site of heavy industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, and is now an active commercial centre. Wrexham was granted city status in 2022.