"Queensgate Market was designed and built with confidence using a spectacular combination of architecture, engineering and art. It has served the town well. It has been our own architectural gem.

"It is an exemplar of retail design. It is credit to the designers, builders and engineers that their work was listed after just 35 years and recognised as the very best concrete construction after 37 years. It was an amazing achievement and the first ever Concrete Society award for West Yorkshire.

"At the time of its design, Queensgate Market drew on truly international design creativity, thinking and expertise. Today, 40 years on, it remains a work of international standing and importance.

"It is time that the unique qualities and community value of the building are recognised and due care be given to ensure that it is preserved and developed sensitively.

"All the stakeholders should look for proposals that celebrate and make best use of this unique and beautiful structure. The significance of the listed building includes the internal and external sculptures, the uninterrupted suspended glazing and the fantastic shell roofs.

"Now it is forty, it is time for us to share its delights and potential with others."

"Huddersfield Market is a building of national significance — it is one of the most delightful and inspiring public buildings of its date and a fantastic example of how art and architecture can work in unison. C20 Society was delighted to see it listed and hope that it will continue to combine beauty and utility for decades to come."

• History of Queensgate Market