The �2m first phase of the market redevelopment is now complete

On Monday, Newcastle City Council was starting the 'Art in the Market' project at the Grainger Market.

Five temporary and one permanent art work will be displayed at the city centre market over the next few months.

The Grade I-listed market was built by famous architect Richard Grainger and opened in 1835 as the city's first indoor market.

The �2m first phase of the a project to redevelop it has now been completed and includes traditionally restored units, refurbishment of the Weigh House, creation of an event space and a CCTV system.

Council cabinet member for culture, tourism and sport Ged Bell said: "Grainger Market is an exciting and interesting heart to Grainger Town that is accessible to everyone so it is an ideal venue for public art."

The permanent art work, 'Objects of Beauty' by Gilly Rogers will be unveiled in July and feature tweezers, eyelash curlers and scissors set in a perspex block and backlit.

The market has 130 stalls including the smallest and oldest surviving branch of Marks and Spencer, the Penny Bazaar which opened in 1895.