The Un-Covered Market - an audio tour that celebrates the history and communities that use the Oxford city centre emporium - has been launched online.

Oxford City Council commissioned multi-media artist Charlie Henry to create the interactive installation by gathering stories and memories from shoppers of all ages.

It guides listeners around the market as it interlaces sound recordings with poetry from local artists – including Barney Norris, Naomi Poole and Carl Tomlinson - snippets of mindfulness and extracts by local historian Malcolm Graham about the history of the Grade II-listed building.

The voices guiding the tour are trader Denver Woodley from Bonners Oxford, with Charlie.

Charlie will also be running a pop-up recording booth and poetry workshop in the former Oxford Aromatics’ unit (Avenue 3, opposite Pieminister) this weekend.

Traders and the public are invited to visit the booth to contribute their own stories and experiences of the market first hand. These recordings will then form a new Covered Market oral history archive.

In addition to the recordings, Charlie will be hosting a free poetry workshop where all are welcome to drop by.

Susan Brown, Leader of Oxford City Council, said: “Charlie Henry’s audio art installation brings our beloved covered market alive. I hope many people will come this weekend and share their stories as well as exploring and shopping there.”

The audio tour is accessed via the dedicated page found on the Covered Market’s website at oxfordcoveredmarket.com/theuncoveredmarket