Trading began in a building on Market Street in 1844 before a new market was built between there and Corporation Street in 1893 with much of the produce on offer coming from the growers of Marton Moss.
The new St John's Market in King Street opened on 28th May 1938. In the late 90s there was movement on the redevelopment of the site and the market eventually closed. Sainsbury’s at Talbot Road gateway now stands in its place.
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1. St John's Market Memories
Market Supervisor John Holmes (left) and greeting card stallholder Keith Thompson back in 1998 Photo: Send in
2. St John's Market Memories
This was in 1998 - can you remember the market when it was like this? Photo: DAVE NELSON
3. St John's Market Memories
Pictured at St John's Market launching Lancashire County Council's new booklet "The Magic of the Markets in Lancashire" are L-R Councillor Stan Hill, Vice-Chairman of Blackpool's Tourism and Leisure Committee, County Councillor Roy Lewis, Chairman of Lancashire's Tourism Sub-Committee, and Mrs Phyllis Riley, stall holder, 1997 Photo: submit
4. St John's Market Memories
Firefighters bring a fire under control at the market in 1997 Photo: John Atkinson
5. St John's Market Memories
Traders from St John's Market, Blackpool happy to be back in business after the 1997 blaze Photo: Martin Bostock
6. St John's Market Memories
This photo was taken for a feature on the proposed closure of the market. The picture shows the few remaining stalls surrounded by empty ones Photo: Robert Charles Norton Lock