Oastler Shopping Centre

The Oastler Shopping Centre, formerly known as the John Street Market and commonly known as just the "Oastler Centre" to locals, was a market located on Westgate in the city centre of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The centre contained 176 stalls comprising a retail area of 25,538² ft, with an additional 23 external shops and 27 storerooms. The cafes and stalls within the centre are various food, clothing and craft shops with some of the cafes and stalls having been in business since the 1960s. The original market site was built on 30 June 1930, then called the John Street Market, and was an open-air market, compared to the indoor market centre it is today. The original outdoor open-air market was renovated to an indoor market in the early 1970s to make economic improvements to the upper side of the city centre and was named for the abolitionist Richard Oastler. As part of the Bradford's regeneration projects in line with the successful UK City of Culture 2025 bid, the Oastler Centre was scheduled to be demolished in late 2023 to make way for the new Darley Street Market. The market had its final day of trading on 28 June 2025 and is scheduled to be demolished in late 2025.

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