VIDEO: FORMER Warrington Market manager Jack Froggatt took a trip down memory lane as he watched the demolition of his former place of work.
Jack now aged 83, was watching the demolition work from the new temporary market, during a shopping visit with his wife Joan.
He was in charge when Warrington Market had to move from its original site at nearby Golden Square in the early 1970s.
“The traders had just one day to move out and set up in the new Market,” recalled Jack. “It was all done in a rush and quite a bit of stuff got left behind!”
The old Market shut on the Saturday and traders had just the Sunday to move as the developers moved in on the old site on the Monday.
“The traders couldn’t get back in to get things they had left!
“There were quite a lot of teething problems with the new building, the lifts were breaking down, people were commandeering the lifts and there was a lot of settling in needed,” said Jack. “Quite a few of the traders didn’t take to the new market and some of them faded away gradually.”
Jack recalled his favourite memories including the atmosphere of the old fish market.
After managing the town’s market and the historic move, Jack later went on to become the manager at Birchwood Shopping Centre and then following his retirement became the face of Warrington Hospital’s £1m scanner appeal.
Jack Froggatt – trip down memory lane
Demolition works which are now well underway
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It was great to catch up with Jack who I worked closely with during his time on the scanner appeal. Looks the same now as he did then – hardly changed!