Mines & mining heritage · London
Stocks Market
Stocks Market — market in London from 1282 to 1737.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bank · 0.0 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Stocks Market is a mine in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1282. Wikidata describes it as: "market in London from 1282 to 1737". Coordinates: 51.5130°, -0.0895°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Stocks Market was a market in central London operating between 1282 and 1737 and for centuries was London's main retail meat and produce market. The market was located to the east of the Walbrook in the heart of the City of London. It was demolished to make way for the building of the Mansion House on the same site.
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Background
History
Before the Stocks Market opened, foodstuffs were sold at stalls in Cheapside. There was concern that waste from these stalls would disrupt King Edward I's ceremonial entry into London in 1274, and the butchers' and fishmongers' stalls were moved to the site of the future Stocks Market. The market was named after "the only fixed pair of stocks in the city" which were used to punish offenders. For centuries, Stocks Market was London's largest retail meat and produce market. Hygiene standards are thought to have been better at Stocks Market than elsewhere, due to the availability of water and drainage from the Walbrook that ran alongside and also due to the management of the London Bridge…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5130, -0.0895
- District
- City of London
- Parish
- City of London, unparished area
- Postcode
- EC4N 8BH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 1282
- Nearest railway station
- Bank — 0 km
- Official site
- www.londonmithraeum.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q21547651 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stocks Market (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: View of the Stocks Market London, Joseph Nickolls.png (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stocks Market?
- Stocks Market is in London, United Kingdom (postcode EC4N 8BH), in the parish of City of London, unparished area.
- When was Stocks Market built?
- Built or established in 1282.
- How do I get to Stocks Market?
- The nearest railway station is Bank, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EC4N 8BH.