cuttsie Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 How much would it have cost to have modernised the success that was castle market? A new roof, some emulsion paint and a gents toilet . ---------- Post added 31-05-2014 at 15:11 ---------- How do you come by this conclusion. Do you have some figures to back up your claim. Also where would all the stall holders go while it was being modernised There was enough empty stalls in the basement area to do a rehab in stages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
999tigger Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 A new roof, some emulsion paint and a gents toilet . How much would that cost in £? Go and look it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloke Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 A new roof, some emulsion paint and a gents toilet . ---------- Post added 31-05-2014 at 15:11 ---------- There was enough empty stalls in the basement area to do a rehab in stages. You really think that the council and health & safety would have allowed traders and public to use the basement area while a new roof was being installed? That is priceless... :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
999tigger Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 You really think that the council and health & safety would have allowed traders and public to use the basement area while a new roof was being installed? That is priceless... :hihi: Would have brought back the victorian realism that cuttise loves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Hen Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 You really think that the council and health & safety would have allowed traders and public to use the basement area while a new roof was being installed? That is priceless... :hihi: That's pretty much what department stores do when they refub. Close one floor and use the rest. Then close another. It would be pretty easy in a building where only half was in use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloke Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 That's pretty much what department stores do when they refub. Close one floor and use the rest. Then close another. It would be pretty easy in a building where only half was in use. Maybe so... ... but not when the roof needs replacing, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Hen Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 (edited) Maybe so... ... but not when the roof needs replacing, surely? Why not? They did it with our house. They put up a temporary cover and work uder that. It's not exactly rocket science. http://www.lhc.gov.uk/globalassets/case-studies/beaconsfieldlibrary_final.pdf Client: Buckinghamshire County Council Contractor: Keepmoat Project locations: Beaconsfield Library LHC framework arrangements: Pitched Roofing (PR2) Objective: To transform and protect the library building with a new roof in keeping with the locality. Work carried out: Installation of new pitched and flat roofing The challenge: This 1950’s building was in need of modernisation including the roof which had to be replaced. The copper roof had turned green and key joints needed replacing. The emphasis on the new roof was to ensure it aesthetically worked within the local environment. Particular attention was placed on minimising disruption for staff and users alike – an approach which allowed the building to remain open whilst the project proceeded. Edited May 31, 2014 by Speckled Hen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodown Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Why not? They did it with our house. They put up a temporary cover and work uder that. It's not exactly rocket science.Its not exactly the same is it? Your house isn't really comparable to the market building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Hen Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Its not exactly the same is it? Your house isn't really comparable to the market building How about a library? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyno Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Just a reminder: In 2013, before the move, the Star was reporting footfall at Castle Market down to 45000 a week: http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/business/sheffield-market-footfall-down-by-almost-a-quarter-1-6092281 Of course that was in the context of some stalls shutting. In the years before that, footfall was falling. The idea that Castle Market was getting footfall of 70000 a week is incorrect. The new location is getting higher footfall than Castle Market was, but it's nowhere near as high as was wanted. The Moor was getting higher footfall than the Castle area. So the logic was that by moving the market, they would be in an area of higher footfall, which the market would pick up. The question is whether the demographic that used to use the Castle Market would continue to use the market in its new location (many would, but probably not all), and whether the new location would draw in new customers (probably some, but maybe not as many as expected). So if it's not drawing in new customers to boost numbers (and I don't know whether any analysis exist of that), is the answer to change the nature of the retailers? And if you do that, do you lose some existing custom? You probably do. If the market had stayed in the Castle area, it would have continued to decline, I think that's clear. But simply moving the market has not been the whole answer, that's also clear. My point is that there are no easy answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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