Krol Corlett kicks off £10.5m Accrington town centre phase
The builder will undertake the fit-out of both the town’s market hall, which is to become a food and drink venue, and Burton Chambers, which will be transformed into a 19,000 sq ft co-working space.
Representing phase two of the £70m Accrington town centre masterplan, the £10.5m job is expected to be complete by spring 2026.
Morgan Sindall has already delivered phase one, comprising enabling works, a strip-out, stonework conservation, and façade repairs.
In the art deco Burton Chambers, built in 1927, glazed curtain walling was installed. Both venues were spruced up with repairs.
The two venues are the first of a wider programme of work under the £70m Accrington town centre masterplan, which has secured funding from the government, Hyndburn Council, and Lancashire County Council.
Daniel Tebay, managing director of Krol Corlett Construction, said: “It’s not every day that you can deliver a project that will have the impact we know this will.
“A key focus for us will be working with the local supply chain to ensure that as much of our contract value as possible stays in the town.
“We want local people to feel that the work is theirs, so we’ll be liaising with Accrington and Rossendale College to identify what scope there is for students to become involved in the project.”
Supporting the scheme are AEW Architects, SI Sealy, Civic Engineers, and MAC Consultants.
Further down the line, Market Chambers is set for a conversion into a 31,500 sq ft cultural venue.
Again Accrington seems to be getting more than the lion’s share of funding. What about the other towns that make up Hyndburn ?
By C J Walsh
A complete wast of money a food hall when there are enough eating establishments. And why go to Burton chambers when it’s a co working space at what cost?
By A.P. Moxham
Thought the idea of food and drink had been kicked out
By Jb
The ‘market hall’ is for a market not a food and drink venue! The people of Accrington don’t need it, we need decent shops not somewhere to buy extortionate priced coffee, there’s Costa for that.
By ALH
We don’t need a food hall we want a market hall like bury
By Anonymous
The bus station a joke. It’s a 7 /10 walk, it’s a lot if your older, waste of money, and a joke. Put money into real business, old school, veg stalls, meat stalls, sweet stalls, bread bakery. I’m 42. Disgusting waste of money
By Rian pollard
Not being funny but Accrington especially the Town Centre has died a sad death ,there’s nothing in Accrington town centre, this all started when built the new Bus Station. I walked through Accrington the other day and what a down trodden place its become, all cheap shops , charity shops, even the pound pie shop has closed its doors. Its just full of drunks and beggars its lifeless. Food and drink hall really , well at least that will give the beggars and drunks somewhere warm to go to in the winter .
By Anonymous
I thought the idea for a food and drink venue had been scrapped, because it isn’t needed. Will the remaining market traders in the cabins be allowed to move back into the market hall?
By Anonymous
We need a proper market hall, MARKET being the operative word. We don’t need a foodhall. Get the cabins moved and the traders back in were they belong.
By Anonymous
The town of Accrington needs good shops, not a food hall ,traders with good quality goods that shoppers will buy not over priced items
By John Charlton Huncoat
After this so called Market etc is finished What are stall holders rents going to be? Sky high I’ll bet. I
By Sid Snot
With the amount of rain that falls on Accrington every year why do the planners not make the town’s amenities accessible by covered walkways? And if these were traffic free then so much the better too.
By Phil Eccles
@January 03, 2026 at 11:10 pm
By Phil Eccles
Like loggias under buildings that they have in Italian cities? Not a bad idea!
By Anonymous