Goodbye old friend! Demolition of Grimsby's Top Town market hall set to begin next week

                                               

That's it, then. It's curtains for the old market hall

The demolition of the former Top Town market hall will begin next week. This is the first part of the demolition phase of works for the Freshney Place leisure scheme. Here is today's statement from North East Lincolnshire Council. 

Since earlier this year,  work has already been in progress.

The asbestos has been removed, along with the suspended ceiling and much of the mechanical and electrical equipment. 

All waste has been separated into streams for recycling.

Core samples have been taken from the floor so that the team can analyse the make-up of the ground to inform the construction work in the coming months.

Additionally, eight archaeological trenches have been dug to check what is underneath the market hall in various areas.

Says project manager Dave Fish of the contractor,  GMI: "Given the construction of the market hall and developments in this space over the years, we didn’t expect there to be any significant remains.

"However, we needed to check this out. 

"The only item we found in the trenches was an oyster shell - not unusual in this part of the country."

Once demolition begins, it will slowly work inwards through the site in a controlled manner between the structural beams and pillars.

The demolition will be carried out during the daytime using specialist equipment to nibble away the building.