Other places · London
Old Spitalfields Market
Old Spitalfields Market is a place of interest in the United Kingdom.
Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Shoreditch High Street · 0.4 km
About
Old Spitalfields Market is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1638. Coordinates: 51.5196°, -0.0754°.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Old Spitalfields Market is a covered market in Spitalfields, London. There has been a market on the site for over 350 years. In 1991 it gave its name to New Spitalfields Market in Leyton, where fruit and vegetables are now traded. In 2005, a regeneration programme resulted in the new public spaces: Bishops Square and Crispin Place, which are now part of the modern Spitalfields Market. A range of public markets runs daily, with independent local stores and restaurants - as well as new office developments. It is situated in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, just outside the City of London. The closest London Underground and mainline railway station is Liverpool Street.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
There has been a market on the site since 1638 when King Charles I gave a licence for flesh, fowl and roots to be sold on Spittle Fields, which was then a rural area on the eastern outskirts of London. After the rights to a market had seemingly lapsed during the time of the Commonwealth, the market was re-founded in 1682 by King Charles II in order to feed the burgeoning population of a new suburb of London. Market buildings were sited on the rectangular patch of open ground which retained the name Spittle Fields: demarcated by Crispin Street to the west, Lamb Street to the north, Red Lion Street (later subsumed into Commercial Street) to the east and Paternoster Row (later known as…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5196, -0.0754
- District
- Tower Hamlets
- Parish
- Tower Hamlets, unparished area
- Postcode
- E1 6EW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Established
- 1638
- Nearest railway station
- Shoreditch High Street — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.spitalfields.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w16306646 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Old Spitalfields Market (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Old Spitalfields Market Panorama, London, UK - Diliff.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
📷 5Historic pubs · London
The Ten Bells
The Ten Bells — Historic pub — listed building or notable heritage status.
📷 5Historic churches · London
Christ Church, Spitalfields
Christ Church, Spitalfields — church in Spitalfields, London.
📷 5Historic houses · London
Golden Heart
Golden Heart — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Public art & sculpture · London
Together Forever on Wheels
Together Forever on Wheels in England London, United Kingdom.
Cafés · London
Nagare Coffee
Nagare Coffee — a café in england london.
📷 5Memorials & monuments · London
Bud Flanagan
Bud Flanagan — a memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
More places in this region
📷 5Other places · London
33
33 — Public artwork (architecture) by Studio Weave.
📷 5Other places · London
A Conversation with Oscar Wilde
A Conversation with Oscar Wilde — Public artwork (sculpture).
📷 5Other places · London
A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft
A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft — Public artwork (sculpture) by Maggi Hambling.
📷 5Other places · London
A Slice of Reality
A Slice of Reality — Public artwork (installation) by Richard Wilson.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Old Spitalfields Market?
- Old Spitalfields Market is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E1 6EW), in the parish of Tower Hamlets, unparished area.
- When was Old Spitalfields Market built?
- Built or established in 1638.
- How do I get to Old Spitalfields Market?
- The nearest railway station is Shoreditch High Street, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode E1 6EW.