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Shambles market in Hexham shut until autumn for revamp
A £400,000 restoration project has started to rectify damage and address safety issues at a 259-year-old covered Shambles, a Grade-II listed structure built in 1766, occupies a prominent position within the heart of Hexham's conservation area, next to the town's County Council said it is in a poor state and "urgent work" is needed to restore its timber beams, stone columns, roof and marketplace is expected to remain shut until autumn, with traders offered an alternative site nearby, but Hexham East councillor Suzanne Fairless-Aitken called the closure "short-term pain for long-term gain".
The Local Democracy Reporting Service reports bollards are also to be placed around The Shambles' north and west sides to protect its columns and stonework, which "have been repeatedly damaged by vehicles over the last few years".
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