See designers' plans for Oswestry market

This is how two of Britain's top designers want Oswestry's indoor market to look.

Sir Terence Conran and Tara Bernerd have drawn up plans to revamp Oswestry's Powis Hall after it won a national makeover competition in The Times.

Members of Oswestry Town Council travelled to London to meet with the designers and see the proposed plans for themselves.

Today Sir Terence said he was very excited and delighted that the Powis Hall had won the mydeco.com competition.

"We passionately believe that marketplaces are the life and soul of Britain's towns and need should be celebrated and cared for as such," he said.

"The most important thing we felt with the new design was to make the marketplace feel fresh and be an appealing place for families and shoppers to spend time.

"I'm very excited about the new design which incorporates wonderfully bright, uplifting colours and materials which we believe will have an uplifting impact on the feel of the space."

Tara Bernerd, head of Design, Target Living, said: "Market design has always intrigued me. We needed to find a practical and current solution for Powis Hall, simultaneously giving it a bold, fresh identity."

Sir Terence said he felt that the design they had put together brought a sense of harmony and consistency to the marketplace

He said: "It will still allow the market stall holders to inject their own creativity and personality, which is absolutely critical to a successful, vibrant marketplace."

The overall revamp could be dependant on more funding being found.

The Mydeco prize, £50,000, has been matched by a further £50,000 from Oswestry Town Council. Shropshire Council has offered £10,000 towards the project.

Town clerk David Preston said: "We still have no budget costs because we now have to build a specification for works from the design that can then be costed. We are still looking at various funding pots if it materialises that there is a funding deficit."

The council is to consult traders about the proposed designs.