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Market Hall 1835 - 1963

I used to go when it had a roof on in the late 30's. We lived in Sheldon and our Mom used to take us to see our Nan who lived in Queens Road Aston. Cannot remember whether we caught a tram or trolley bus into town, but we always called at the Market Hall on the way to Martineau Street to catch the 3X tram, she would buy us a plate of Mussels, we loved them. Eric
 
Yeah...the Market Hall...of forever memory. No roof ever for most of us and yes, little plates of whelks...a good chew. Hmmm., sorry, I loved them. Gone but not forgotten and after saying that...it was an ugly monolithic building; roof or not. Missed now because it was ours. A style anomaly perhaps tied to Christ Church in Victoria Square which was disliked by folks of the day seemingly and out of place where it was also.
These places still haunt us though...as they should...after all, they were all, ours. If, as I believe, Charles Dickens stayed at The Swan; one could have pictured him walking down Worcester Street from Swan Passage and climbing the curving staircase into the Market Hall to enjoy a plate of whelks. Maybe we had something in common.
 
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I remember a bomb painted red. It was lying horizontally and I’m sure it was inside the Market Hall walls. Viv.
 
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