A former market hall whose fortunes had slipped away has been revived in a £4.16 million restoration, bringing jobs and office space to Llandeilo. The Carmarthenshire Council-led project was only £300,000 over budget despite the Covid pandemic, soaring material costs, rising inflation, and the challenges of working with a grade two-listed building.
Speaking at the building's reopening, Cllr Gareth John, cabinet member for regeneration, said: "This is a huge and extremely significant achievement, and credit should go to everybody who has been involved with it." You can get more Carmarthenshire news and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
The vacant market hall, on the corner of Carmarthen Road and New Road, dates from the 1830s and was home to manufacturing businesses, an auction house and a fire station at various times before closing its doors in 2002. Some original tiles from a slaughterhouse in one of the outbuildings have been retained.
