Eagle Centre Market
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The Eagle Centre was built at the beginning of the 1970's on a 12 acre site between St Peter's Street, London Road and the Morledge. Eagle Street, Castle Street, Borough's Walk and rows of 1820's terraced houses were demolished to make way for the Centre, which was opened in 1975 by Sir Derek Ezra MBE

It was shut down by the fire officer in December 1989, and it was an uncertain time for the traders especially as their busiest time was looming, Christmas! but a last minute reprieve saved the day, as long as certain safety issues were addressed, the main ones being; that isles had to be kept clean, exposed timbers had to be fire proofed, and all loose cardboard boxes must be removed.

The market eventually closed for a major renovation of the centre, gone were the honeycomb stalls and the distinctive honeycombed roof, the market then moved into temporary accommodation behind the bus station and became known as the Riverside Market

Below are a few pictures of the stalls prior to the closing of the market

The new building is well on its way, these pictures were taken in 1991 and show the construction of the new roof, gone is the familiar honeycombed roof

Below we have the temporary accommodation for the traders which was just behind the bus station where it becomes known as the Riverside Market, ironically the Eagle Centre Market had it's origins just on the other side of the bus station where the City court complex now stands, here it was known as the Morledge market, which was designed by the Borough architect of Derby, Mr Charles Aslin, and was completed in 1933