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  Markets in London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
London is home to a wealth of covered, outdoor and street markets.
Billingsate Market, a fish market, relocated in 1982 to Billingsgate Market, Poplar.
Bermondsey Market is located on Tower Bridge Road in Bermondsey, South London, and deals primarily with antiques.
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 London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union.
London's metropolitan area grew considerably during the Victorian era and again during the Interwar period with expansion halted in the 1940s by World War II and Green Belt legislation and has been largely static since.
London is one of the main fashion capitals (alongside Paris, New York City and Milan) and is home to some of the finest haute couture in the world.
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 Victorian London - Markets - Smithfield Market
The principal thoroughfare to the market is by St. John-street.
London has always been celebrated for the excellence of its meat, and her sons do justice to it; at least, it has become the universal impression that they consume more, man for man, than any other town population in the world.
Great joy there would be in London, if Smithfield, as Sodom of old, were consumed with fire; but the whole of London would have been urged to resistance if the government had presumed, on its own responsibility, to interfere with Smithfield.
www.victorianlondon.org /markets/smithfield.htm   (2100 words)

  
 LONDON FARMERS' MARKETS: For Journalists
All of our farmers' markets have been certified by the National Association of Farmers' Markets so that customers can have complete confidence in the produce sold, and know that there are real farmers at the market, or their employees.
A Farmers' Market is one in which farmers or producers from a defined local area are present in person to sell their own produce, direct to the public.
National Association of Farmers' Markets produce is be 'locally grown or produced' - within a 100 mile radius for a London market and a 30-miles of the venue for the rest of the country.
www.lfm.org.uk /journalist.asp   (2562 words)

  
 The London Guide to London's Markets and shopping areas
Covent Garden market moved out of its central location to the wastes of Vauxhall years ago, to be replaced by a tourist-orientated market; Billingsgate, the fish market famous for the bad language of its traders has moved to the Isle of Dogs, and the original waterside building been taken over by city businessmen.
For the general markets, the earlier you visit a market the better chance you have of a bargain: grubbing around with a torch as a stallholder opens 04:00 is the norm.
Antiques market, famous for once being where thieves could sell their goods with impunity (a royal licence meant that stolen goods bought here did not have to be returned) which has suffered somewhat since that privilege was withdrawn.
www.londontourist.org /markets.html#Porto   (1692 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | General Street Markets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
On weekdays between 11:00 and 16:00 the markets' varied stalls are quieter, except at lunchtime, when the choice of eating places attracts the young City crowd.
The market is held in and around Middlesex Street (there is no Petticoat Lane any more) and is open from 09:00-14:00 on Sundays, with a smaller market open from Monday-Friday.
The market is open from 08:00-14:00 and there are plenty of chic cafes and authentic sea-food stalls to refresh you.
www.londontown.com /London/General_Street_Markets   (699 words)

  
 GO BRITANNIA! Travel Guide: London's East End - Markets
Romford is situated fourteen miles from the City of London on the A12 primary road route to the country's oldest town, Colchester.
Since there was no other market within this six mile distance the Sheriff of Essex was ordered by Royal Charter of the King to proclaim throughout his county the 'holding of a market at Romford on Wednesdays, with all the liberties and customs belonging to the said market'.
In 1865 Romford Market's growth in importance as a livestock market and as a staging post for an increasing number of coaches between London and East Anglia was reflected by the number of pubs in a relatively small area.
www.britannia.com /travel/london/cockney/markets.html   (1867 words)

  
 Markets in London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Markets in London are mostly open during the weekend and Wednesdays too.
These markets are spaced away from each other so no matter which part of London you visit you will be able to see at least one of them.
It is one of the few wholesale fruit and vegetable markets in London still trading under its Victorian wrought-iron shed.
www.londonforfun.com /markets.htm   (1074 words)

  
 London Antique Markets
Probably the most popular of the street markets for tourists is the famous Portobello Road antiques market, located in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Known as the market where the dealers shop, it is at the corner of Long Lane and Bermondsey street, and a torch (flashlight) might be handy If you arrive early enough.
Most hotels in London do not offer washcloths, so a package of handiwipes cut in half and discarded after use are a valuable item to carry.
www.britainexpress.com /articles/collecting/london-antiq.htm   (742 words)

  
 London markets: Camden Market, Portobello Road, Brixton & other London markets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
London markets are a very good way to find bargains.
Portobello Road Market is the London market par excellence, famous all over the world for its antiques and art objects.
Covent Garden market is in the same area as the famous Covent Garden opera theater, the Royal Opera House.
www.ferreri.freeserve.co.uk /londonmarkets.html   (760 words)

  
 London Markets
Sunday market with a wide-range of produce, including meat and cheeses from farms within 100 miles of London.
Sadly, the market has made headlines in recent months for all the wrong reasons (allegedly illegal bushmeat is easily obtainable if you're a regular to the market) although that said, it's still a good place to come for cheap fruit 'n' vegetables, exotic spices and Asian specialities.
Vying with Portobello Road for the title of London's most popular market, there are actually a number of distinct markets in Camden which combine to give the visitor a great day out and bargains galore.
www.talkingcities.co.uk /london_pages/shopping_markets.htm   (3176 words)

  
 London Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
London's contrasts and cacophonies both infuriate and seduce.
When To Go London is a year-round tourist centre, with few of its attractions closing or significantly reducing their opening hours in winter.
London's Underground Rail system is the world's oldest (1863), most extensive (253mi, 407km), and most travelled (785 million journeys a year).
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/europe/england/london   (326 words)

  
 London Markets
Borough Market is the successor to a medieval market, held on London Bridge.
In 1276 the market was moved to Borough High Street to avoid congestion and was moved again in 1756 for the same reason.
It was established in 1869 as a covered food market set in a neo-Gothic palace, but the traders preferred to conduct their business on the street and the venture failed.In 1958 the short-lived market building was demolished to make way for today's flower market.
knowledgeoflondon.com /markets.html   (1065 words)

  
 Markets in London - Tourist Info
All markets are open all year, whatever the weather; however opening hours may vary as they are at the discretion of individual stall holders.
The market is held in and around Middlesex Street (there is no Petticoat Lane any more) and is open from 09.00 to -14.00 on Sundays, with a smaller market open from Monday-Friday.
It was a wholesale fruit and veg market until 1992, after which it underwent a renaissance and is now a treasure trove of quirky designer clothing, handmade furniture, interior goods, houseware, antiques and crafts.
www.londonby.com /tourist/tour3.htm   (1227 words)

  
 London Markets and Museums
Markets and museums are both part of London's cultural past, perhaps in different ways
The fish market grew around a "river gate" in the city wall.
This famous market is actually in Middlesex Street, grew originally as a market for second hand clothes, where the local poor could buy the cast offs of the rich.
www.capital-calling.com /museums-markets.htm   (218 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Business | London's markets face the future
This would leave all of London to be served by three markets at Nine Elms, in South London, Spitalfields to the east and Western International.
The market rights of the City of London were based on a charter granted by Edward III in 1327 which prohibited the setting up of rival markets within 6.6 miles of the City.
The final decision on the future of London's markets rests with Environment Minister Lord Whitty, who is expected to announce his conclusion within the next few months.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/2789361.stm   (870 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A farmers' market is one in which farmers, growers or producers from a defined local area are present in person to sell their own produce, direct to the public.
Farmers' markets are for all kinds of food producers and offer a low-cost entry point for many farmers who have not 'sold direct' before.
FARMA member markets agree to uphold the recommended criteria for farmers markets.
www.farmersmarkets.net   (257 words)

  
 London Markets - Advertising   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 Shops and Markets in London
London is a major centre for entertainment, shopping and dining.
The Knightsbridge area of London is home to the biggest department store not only in the city but in the whole of Britain.
London markets sell all kinds of things, from fruit and vegetables to antiques, crafts and clothes.
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /customs/questions/london/shops.htm   (461 words)

  
 Dogpile - Web Search: London markets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Markets in North, South, East and West London.
London is justifiably proud of its markets, most of which date back to mediaeval times.
London's most popular open-air market area with stalls, shops, pubs and restaurants.
www.dogpile.co.uk /uk.dogpl/search/web/London+markets   (260 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: london markets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- U.K. shares were little changed in a quiet holiday market Friday, with defense shares edging down after the Financial Times reported that the Pentagon is increasing pressure on European allies over potential weapons sales to China.
France's CAC 40 was flat, amid thin trade and German markets were closed for Christmas.
According to The Times newspaper of London actor Sir Sean Connery vacations at the 1,220-acre resort which encompasses three championship golf courses, more than 1,600 villas, and tennis and football training centers.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) - The prospects of higher oil prices, and a find at an Indian site, helped boost energy stocks and the broader London market Monday to its highest level in a year-and-a-half.
Merrill said that Allied is outperforming the buoyant U.S. spirits market, that its Spanish division is seeing more normal trading conditions and that its exposure to the weakness in the U.S. dollar is not as bad as thought.
Engineering group Invensys (UK:ISYS: news, chart, profile) dropped 9.1 percent on a report the group is mulling a 500 million pounds issue of stock to present holders of the company.
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 LONDON FARMERS' MARKETS: Home
Chef Oliver Rowe has set himself a challenge: to run a restaurant in the heart of London, having sourced all his ingredients within access of the London Tube.
Asparagus is at every market, so make the most of it before it disappears next month.
We're opening a farmers' market in Clapham from Sunday 25th June at Bonneville Primary School SW4.
www.lfm.org.uk /index.asp   (545 words)

  
 Flickr: London
Both Londoners and vistors are welcome to post to the discussions and the group photo pool, both of which are uncensored and unmoderated, within the realms of british decency as Ivor Cutler once said.
To the Areas that structure it, from the bright lights of Soho to the quiet of the Heath.
London is a big wide place and it's a big wide subject for a Flickr group, so there are thousands of members and tens of thousands of photos.
www.flickr.com /groups/londinium   (260 words)

  
 London Markets
One of the great ways to get a real feel for London and travel a little further a field than the "square mile", which contains the major tourist sights, is to go to one of the many markets found all across the city from Borough in the south to Camden in the north.
However, the road itself is well worth a visit, if for nothing more than one of the best brekkies on offer at The Electric www.electricbrasserie.com, which also transforms into a busy drinking hub for the chi chi crowd in the evening.
The short street is packed with all sorts of flowers, plants and shrubs and is recommended purely for the joy of seeing East Londoners at their mercantile finest.
travel.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?ID=91530   (756 words)

  
 Secret chat keeps London markets open - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
LONDON - A secret Internet chatroom run by Britain’s financial regulators helped keep London’s financial markets open after Thursday’s bomb blasts, while financial firms activated security measures in case of further attacks.
The City of London’s financial markets, where currencies, stocks, bonds and commodities worth trillions of dollars are traded daily, kept going despite disruption from the blasts.
The Corporation of London, the body that runs the City, and the City of London police also have an Internet communication system that was used on Thursday to pass on advice to banks and other firms in the City’s “Square Mile”, the European hub for some of the world’s biggest financial services firms.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8509871   (841 words)

  
 London Markets
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 London Markets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Berwick Street is a tiny market in the middle of Soho.
Dotted along the market are some stalls with great specialist foods, such as fish, cheese, sausages of all kinds, herbs and spices.
All the farms at London Farmers' Markets are within 100 miles of the M25.
www.tiscali.co.uk /lifestyle/features/markets.html   (1217 words)

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