Penistone Covered Market

Penistone Open market, built for Barnsley County Council in 2010 as part of the Market Towns initiative to house the popular Farmers Market is the largest oak frame in the UK and stands a massive 24 metres wide, 35 metres long and 13 metres high and contains well in excess of 100 cubic metres of oak.

Incorporating a unique hand crafted oak frame, this iconic market building of cathedral proportions mixes the traditional with the modern to create a distinctive building for the town and the community. Reflecting the architecture and materials of the area, the intricate beauty of this building, possibly the largest public oak frame built for hundreds of years, is a testament to the simple, yet ingenious traditional techniques used by the carpenters. Giving a contemporary edge to a traditional building, the market is capped by a 30metre long Polycarbonate pitched roof light glazed in clear 25mm Marlon ST multiwall polycarbonate sheet . The roof light allows natural daylight to flood into the building from the crown of the roof and highlights the intricate workmanship of the oak frame. At night when the building is lit, the roof light acts as a lantern making the building a new and interesting landmark on the towns skyline at night.