Winster Market House

Winster Market House is a stone market building with a gabled roof and large open space beneath it, standing prominently on Main Street. The interior is divided into two levels, with the lower level displaying exhibitions and the upper level housing a scale model of the town.

The building was commissioned in the late 1500s by Gervase and Anthony Eyre, shaping the structure of the town at that time. In 1906 it became the National Trust's first acquisition in Derbyshire, and has preserved the character of that era ever since.

The name derives from the Eyre family who commissioned the building and held influence in the area for generations. Today the exhibition spaces show how closely residents were connected to mining, which shaped life throughout Derbyshire.

The building is easily accessible from Main Street and allows visitors to explore both levels independently. It is worth allowing enough time to view the exhibitions at leisure and appreciate the details of the architecture.

The building shows an interesting development: originally it was an open market space, but was later enclosed with a roof and walls. This change reflects how British trading and living habits evolved over the centuries.