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English Market — Grand Parade

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English Market — Grand Parade
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Victorian covered meat and fish market, erected 1881, with classical facade to Grand Parade; interior largely reconstructed following fire, c. 1980. Entrance from Grand Parade has two storey four bay central block, with single story wings to either sides. Slate hipped roofs to single storey bays, hipped roof to centre bay. Roofline throughout is balustraded. Raised central pediment to main block containing clock. Painted render finish throughout. Moulded cornice with dentils to parapet of central block with simple frieze; pilasters to first floor having triglyph detail; window openings having plain surrounds with cornice and lintel detail; timber casement windows. Moulded cornice to cill level of first floor. Mix of square headed and camber headed openings to ground floor, camber headed openings forming entranceways. Corinthian pilasters with rosette swag and leaf decoration to ground floor, triglyphs to upper floor. Retail units to ground floor, that to the central block having a later shopfront.

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