{{Short description|Market in York, England}} {{Use British English|date=October 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox retail market|retail_market_name=Shambles Market|image=File:Jubbergate entrance to Shambles Market, York (geograph 5435307).jpg|image_width=250px|caption=The Jubbergate entrance to the market|location=York, England|coordinates={{coord|53.959316|-1.080512|type:landmark_region:GB-YOR|display=title, inline}}|address=Silver Street|opening_date=1950s|manager=|owner=City of York Council|environment_type=Outdoor|goods_sold=|normal_market_days=Daily|number_of_tenants=86|website=|parking=}} The '''Shambles Market''' is a daily market held in the city centre of York, England. It was created in the 1950s after the clearance of a large area next to the Shambles, when large sections of the Shambles were demolished, including the entire street known as Little Shambles.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Fawcett |first=Bill |date=2013 |title=A Plan for the City of York (1948) |url=https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1948-Plan-for-the-City-of-York-final.pdf |journal=York Historian |volume=30 |pages=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Buttery |first=Darrell |title=The Vanished Buildings of York |publisher=Maxiprint |year=1995 |isbn=1871125170 |location=York |pages=5}}</ref>
thumb|right|Aerial view of the market Until 1955 the city's main markets were in Parliament Street and St Sampson's Square. That year, the market in St Sampson's Square was closed, and the one in Parliament Street was reduced to opening only on Saturdays. The displaced market stalls were offered space in a newly cleared area between Newgate, Jubbergate and The Shambles. Today, the demolition of the historic buildings that originally stood in the place of the market is seen as insensitive, since a great deal of historic fabric was destroyed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shambles – York Civic Trust |url=https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/the-shambles/ |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=yorkcivictrust.co.uk}}</ref>
The original intention was to name the market "Gell Garth", inspired by "Gail Garth", the mediaeval name for the area. However, it was ultimately named '''Newgate Market''', after the nearby street.<ref name="vch">{{cite book |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/city-of-york/pp481-491 |title=A History of the County of York: the City of York |date=1961 |publisher=Victoria County History |location=London |accessdate=7 August 2020}}</ref>
thumb|right|Food area of the market The market was refurbished in 2014, at a cost of about £1,600,000.<ref>{{cite news |title=York's Newgate Market reopens as Shambles Market |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11593818.yorks-newgate-market-reopens-as-shambles-market/ |accessdate=28 September 2020 |work=The Press |date=11 November 2014}}</ref> It was given the new name "Shambles Market", after the most famous street in the area. The revamped market had 86 stalls, a slight increase, and seven kiosks, with most of the kiosks selling food. At the time, the City of York Council stated that the Saturday market was oversubscribed, but that there were spare stalls on other days. A section of the market can be covered with a marquee for special events, such as farmers' markets.<ref>{{cite news |title=York's revamped Shambles Market ready for opening |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-32007429 |accessdate=28 September 2020 |work=BBC News |date=22 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Titley |first1=Chris |title=26 reasons why Shambles Market will change York for good |url=https://www.yorkmix.com/26-reasons-why-shambles-market-will-change-york-for-good/ |accessdate=28 September 2020 |work=York Mix |date=22 March 2015}}</ref>
Permanent stalls were constructed for sales of meat and fish, while other goods were sold from temporary stalls.<ref name="vch" /> Stalls at the market include Cross of York, which opened in 1957 and won the national Fishmonger of the Year competition in 2020,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jefferson-Brown |first1=Nadia |title=Cross of York nets national Fishmonger of the Year award |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/18605377.cross-york-nets-national-fishmonger-year-award/ |accessdate=28 September 2020 |work=The Press |date=27 July 2020}}</ref> and Swain Family Butchers, which celebrated is 50th anniversary in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scheer |first=Victoria |date=2020-06-08 |title=How Shambles Market and Food Court will safely and fully reopen in York |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/how-shambles-market-food-court-18376916 |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=YorkshireLive |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=York Outer MP supports Small Business Saturday |url=https://www.yorkconservatives.co.uk/news/york-outer-mp-supports-small-business-saturday |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=York |date=30 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
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{{Markets in Yorkshire}}
Market Category:Retail markets in England Category:1955 establishments in England Category:Tourist attractions in York