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Originally Posted by gynn
I would say Yes, it matters.
What are the things about shopping in Accrington that make it different from other towns? The Market hall,............er, I can't think of anything else.
Take away the Market Hall and everyone will be doing their shopping in Asda and Tesco. Just like every other town in England.
Or am I being over nostalgic?
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I agree.
It's what makes the town different from anywhere else in the country. Towns and cities with the same old boring generic high street stores.
What Accrington has, is a truly stunning building, still fit for the purpose it was built for, well over a hundred years after it was constructed.
Up until the refurbishment it was packed with busy stalls. I'm not blaming anyone, just commenting, that it seems emptier than it was before, for whatever reason.
The wooly sculptures doesn't compensate for that. Again, just my opinion.
People do shop in there. At the moment you could more or less buy everything you need to sustain a family for a week.
If this remains the case, once the massive new Tesco opens, remains to be seen. Though many of the market traders fear it will be the end of their businesses.
Is it important it remains a Market Hall?
Yes.
It makes Accrington different from other towns, it creates jobs, and it provides a place for people to do their shopping who'd prefer their money not to go into the pockets of the supermarket owners.
In the future, towns will become like the old Victorian mill towns, where the only shop was also owned by the mill owner. Who basically had their workers over a barrel, as they had no choice where to spend their wages, other than paying it back to the already wealthy industrialst's shop till.
The country will be carved up by the big boys. Each town having it's own one stop superstore, and Joe public will once again be over a barrel.
Sadly the numpties who've allowed this to happen, will be long gone.