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	Old Spitalfields market - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Charles' Spitalfield's Market was founded to feed the burgeoning population of this suburb of London, that had previously been open fields.
		The original wholesale fruit and vegetable market moved to New Spitalfields Market in 1991.
		The Gun (a Public house, situated to the south of the market buildings) recalls Tudor times, when the area was used by the Fraternity of the Artillery to practice with cross-bow, and later guns and artillery pieces.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Old_Spitalfields_market (321 words)

	Guardian \| Office politics
		Since the old wholesale fruit and veg market moved to Temple Mills, some miles east, in 1991, Spitalfields has developed in an organic, higgledy-piggledy fashion, in contrast to the original, heavy-handed SDG plans.
		Spitalfields has a long history of protest, and an equally long history of intervention by the City and other authorities.
		The Spitalfields scheme represents a chance, even if it is an outside one, of City and local community working together to get the best out of the worlds of high finance and earthy fruit and veg.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4321291-110432,00.html (1010 words)

	GO BRITANNIA! Travel Guide: London's East End - Markets
		Old Spitalfields Market on Commercial Street was the location of a medieval hospital and priory of St. Mary Spital founded in 1197.
		The original fruit and vegetable market was on the old outskirts of London.
		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)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Spitalfields bows to market pressure
		Spitalfields Market in trendy, tatty east London has long been the choice of those in search of eclectic sights, treats and eats.
		This is in spite of a hard-fought campaign by local residents and market fans, who argue that the market has a creative and vibrant atmosphere in keeping with the area.
		Spitalfields is a unique cultural and artistic environment and should be kept intact for the nation.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/2410393.stm (1383 words)

	London Market, Market In London, A-Z List Of London Markets, advertise, berwick street market, camden markets, covent ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Billingsgate was originally a general market for corn, coal, iron, wine, salt, pottery, fish and miscellaneous goods and does not seem to have become associated exclusively with the fish trade until the sixteenth century.
		Brixton market is filled with the largest collection of Afro-Caribbean foodstuffs in Europe, an assortment from shark and goats' meat, pigs' tails and salt fish to plantain, okra, breadfruit and yams.
		Spitalfields is one of the citys younger markets, starting life as a thirteenth century market in a field next to St Mary Spittel on the edge of the Square Mile.
	www.24-7london.co.uk /index.php?page=londonmarket (2156 words)

	Spitalfields - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The market, which receives 20,000 visitors every Sunday, was founded here in the 17th century.
		The adjacent outer precincts of the priory, to the south, were re-used as an Artillery Ground and placed under the special jurisdiction of The Tower of London as one of the Tower liberties.
		Christ Church Spitalfields, designed by the architect Hawksmoor, was built during the reign of Queen Anne to demonstrate the power of the established church to the dissenting Huguenots.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spitalfields (1089 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 open from 08.00 to 14.00 and there are plenty of chic cafes and authentic sea-food stalls to refresh you.
		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)

	Old Spitalfields Market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Old Spitalfields Market near Liverpool Street station is not as big as Camden market.
		It's one of those old fashioned American diners, and was moved to the Embankment for the filming of 'Sliding Doors'.
		To quote a friend of mine, Spitalfields is like Camden was ten to fifteen years ago before it became the thriving centre of indie culture that it is today; i.e., sometimes packed and sometimes not, but always a good place to spend time.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /crossbyworld/f_oldspitalfieldsmarket.htm (582 words)

	Visit East London
		Your shopping day could start at Greenwich Market, where you can enjoy the wide range of antiques and collectables, arts and crafts, the fabulous farmers market and food court and for lunch choose between noodle bars, wine bars, traditional pubs and fine dining offering tastes from around the world.
		Old Spitalfields holds many historic secrets behind its old doors, bargains in its street markets and fantastic food in the many Bangladeshi restaurants.
		Spitalfields Traders Market is an extension of Old Spitalfields market, it takes place in Crispin Place E1 every day except Saturday, with Sunday being the largest market day.
	www.visiteastlondon.co.uk /visitors/markets.htm (1395 words)

	Leadenhall Market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A meat and fish market occupied a series of courts behind the grand lead-roofed mansion of Leadenhall on Leadenhall street in the 14th century.
		The market continued to be used for the sale of fish, meat, poultry and corn, although in 1666 portions of the market were destroyed by the Great Fire.
		A celebrated character in Leadenhall during the 18th century was 'Old Tom', a gander which managed to escape execution even though it is recorded that 34,000 geese were slaughtered there in two days.
	www.cityoflondon.gov.uk /our_services/markets/leadenhall.htm (287 words)

	Welcome to Visit Spitalfields
		Old Spitalfields Market, or simply 'Spitalfields' as it is fondly known, is the world-famous East London destination.
		Home to a flourishing creative community, Spitalfields has over the last 14 years secured a place at the forefront of interiors, fashion, the arts and food.
		It has been the site of a busy market since 1638, when King Charles gave a licence for flesh, fowl and roots to be sold in what was then known as Spittle Fields.
	www.visitspitalfields.com /osm.html (269 words)

	Britons bask in Arkansas man’s barbecue (printable version)
		The western half of the market has already been razed for a multistory office complex which is still under construction but already looms over the neighborhood.
		In a city justifiably famous for its open-air markets and forever filled with tourists, the Spitalfields Market is a rarity — a charming, historic market near central London that somehow remains off the beaten path.
		The market is busiest on Sundays, but niche crowds flock to Spitalfields for theme markets on some weekdays.
	www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=97288 (767 words)

	welcome to optimism: old spitalfields market
		The old market now stands on the fringe of a massive new development of the financial district around Liverpool Street.
		It acts as a kind of marker between the new world of the city and the old world of Spitalfields, some of which still remains little changed from the 18th century.
		They work on marketing, publicity and events for the market and, since wieden + kennedy are neighbours, they came in to see if we could perhaps help out.
	wklondon.typepad.com /welcome_to_optimism/2006/07/old_spitalfield.html (277 words)

	New Spitalfields Market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The market hall houses 115 trading units for wholesalers dealing in fruit, vegetables and flowers.
		The Superintendent is responsible for the administration and management of the market and controls a staff of 31 administrative, constabulary and maintenance staff.
		The market constabulary are responsible for the enforcement of the market bylaws, traffic control and security of the market site; these staff are supervised by the Head of Security.
	www.spitalfields-market.co.uk (312 words)

	"Old Spitalfields Market, markets in london, shooping in london, tourist attraction"
		"Old Spitalfields Market, markets in london, shooping in london, tourist attraction"
		Old Spitalfields Market is one of the oldest market in London.
		Visit Spitalfields on a Sunday, when the traders are out in full force.
	www.studios92.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /guide/Spitalfields_market.htm (141 words)

	Welcome to Visit Spitalfields
		Welcome to visitspitalfields.com, the official website of Old Spitalfields Market, connecting you to one of the most exciting areas in London.
		Old Spitalfields Market, E1 Featuring the “Jingle Punk Rock Christmas Glade”, Christmas in a pie, surf rock Christmas songs, kinetic art, Urban Art, crooning, free CDs, crows, a mermaid Christmas cocktail party and no partridges and no pear trees.
		On Thursday 23rd November Old Spitalfields Market launches ‘The Spitalfields Alternative Christmas’, a month-long celebration of doing Christmas a little bit differently to that all-too-common dash round Oxford Street, the overpriced nonsense of Harrods or those painfully long queues at Walworth Road Argos.
	www.visitspitalfields.com (430 words)

	AskMen.com - Cheap London vacation
		There's been a market Spitalfields in East London since 1682, but it has enjoyed a raised profile recently and gained a new following among those trendy young things for whom Camden is really just TOO obvious.
		Spitalfields has a little bit of everything, but its real strength is in knick-knacks such as lampshades made from recycled paper and little silk embroidered handbags.
		Aside from the market, Spitalfields is also the home of the Old Spitalfields festival, a summer-long event with lunchtime and evening concerts, theatre, art exhibitions and events.
	www.askmen.com /fashion/travel/2b_travel_tips.html (600 words)

	Spitalfields Market Under Threat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ballymore is still applying to build large glass blocks inside open market space, reducing the space for stalls and converting the market into a high-rent eating and drinking complex.
		Ballymore’s plans for the “Saved” Spitalfields Market will completely change the valued character, diversity and originality of the market as it is now.
		With the approved plans for the Foster office building that destroys the western half of the Market they will complete the City’s takeover of Spitalfields instigated by the Corporation of London and its developers SDG for their financial gain and with the loss of local assets.
	www.smut.org.uk (1943 words)

	Stepney Areas:Spitalfields
		The first general market in Spitalfields received its charter in 1682.
		In 1856 the old Spitalfields market site was acquired by an ex-market worker, Robert Horner.
		He redeveloped the market to its present design in the 1880s and 1890s.
	website.lineone.net /~fight/Stepney/spitalfi.htm (251 words)

	SPITALFIELDS, SPITALFIELDS MARKET, OLD SPITALFIELDS MARKET LONDON E1, FASHION MARKET LONDON UK
		Spitalfields Old Market is open every day selling antiques, clothes and organic produce.
		The next century a saw a rise in population in the area due mainly to the success of the weaving trade and Spitalfields Market flourished.
		The horticultural market trade was moved in 1991 to New Spitalfields Market - Sherrin Road (off Ruckholt Road), Leyton, London E10 5SQ.
	www.21stcenturyvillage.com /spitalfields-guide.html (813 words)

	Project for Public Spaces (PPS) \| London > Better than Average
		Spitalfields Market and the surrounding district are being ferociously nibbled at by narrow-minded, stifling development that is contrary and destructive.
		Working with the market and adjoining neighborhoods to build on their enormous and varied assets would far out-perform the development that is currently proposed for the AREA.
		And yet the building seems to give off an air of being too important for art, or for people to comfortably fit in and be a part of it.
	www.pps.org /info/city_commentaries/london_better (603 words)

	Market Stalls and Farmers' Markets in London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Sunnyside organic Market now regularly hosts five stalls including bread, cheese, freshly made crepe and will soon be able to offer organic poultry, cakes, juices and other refreshments.
		The aim of the market is to generate an income for Freightliners, allowing them to run additional educational events and offer training opportunities.
		Freightliners are looking for a Market Co-ordinator to run, manage and develop the market - visit their website for more details.
	www.eostreorganics.co.uk /markets_london.htm (178 words)

	Tower Hamlets News pages
		Kinetica Museum aims to cement the reputation of Old Spitalfields Market as a hive of cultural activity.
		Dianne Harris, artistic director of Kinetica, said: âItâs great that Kinetica is part of the new generation of Spitalfields, as Kinetica promotes artistic innovation and the convergence between art and technology.
		Preparations are underway for another key fixture on the art calendar: the switching on of the Old Spitalfields Market Christmas lights.
	www.towerhamlets.gov.uk /templates/news/detail.cfm?newsid=6567 (283 words)

	crystal palace campaign -spitalfield PR01102
		The firm has begun negotiations to become one of the new clients to have its offices based on the controversial site at Spitalfields Market, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
		Protesters opposed to the scheme, argue that losing half of the market will encourage the incremental creep of bland, monolithic buildings into the Spitalfields area.
		Spitalfields Development Group (SDG) have struggled to attract a tenant for the site after planning permission was quashed in the High Court in December 2000.
	www.crystal.dircon.co.uk /spit_pr01102.htm (690 words)

	Old Spitalfields Market, London - Whats On in London
		As its name suggests, Spitalfields was a green space until 1682, when Charles II first established an undercover market on the present site.
		The market reached its current form in 1893, when the last of the distinctive Victorian buildings and their canopy of glass and ironwork was completed.
		A large farm market offers some of the most appealing organic fruit and vegetables in the city at prices far less astronomic than your average supermarket.
	www.viewlondon.co.uk /whats_on_39165.html (260 words)

	Untitled on Old Spitalfields Market on 43 Places
		Despite significant redevelopment around the market that has reduced its size, a trip over here on a sunday is great fun.
		Spitalfields is not as chic as Borough market but has a veritable bunch of different stalls crammed into the space – from second hand and new clothes to fresh vegetables and handmade chocolates.
		I lived a street down from the market for a number of years and did much of my weekly food shopping there.
	www.43places.com /entries/view/110127 (190 words)

	Discover Tower Hamlets - Markets
		With the exception of Columbia Road that is flowers only, all markets are general markets where the full range of commodities may be sold subject to limitations that may be in place from time to time.
		There are many shops and cafes dotted around the market for a bite to eat or to relax with a cup of coffee.
		Housed in a covered Victorian fruit and vegetable market this is now London’s most popular market from everything from arts and crafts, clothes, furniture to organic foods.
	www.towerhamlets.gov.uk /data/discover/data/markets.cfm (694 words)

	LondonTown.com \| Swatch Alternative Fashion Week London \| Old Spitalfields Market
		Alternative Fashion Week happily returns to its birthplace at Old Spitalfields Market, after a year away in the Truman Brewery, home of the trendy, 20-something clone.
		The Arkansas is a homely looking place with a few chairs and tables on the edge of Spitalfields Market, and all the meat served here is sourced, fresh and delicious, from the nearby traders.
		This market is a treasure trove of jewellery, vintage clothes, handbags, accessories, lamps, art and photography, topped off with some delicious food and drink stalls.
	www.londontown.com /LondonEvents/AlternativeFashionWeek/2895b (3468 words)

	London Delicatessen selling traditional british food and drinks. London Delicatessens UK
		What's more there are several markets in the area: Spitalfields Market on Sundays.
		Columbia Road Flower Market (about 15 minutes walk) is also open on Sundays and Petticoat Lane market (open all week) is just a few minutes away.
		In the old days we had a lovely time sourcing our Great British food but since opening the shop and now selling on-line we are kind of shop-bound…throw in a young child and we simply don't get out much.
	www.agold.co.uk /info.asp (835 words)

	British Tourist Authority:
		And while we're on the subject of markets, Britain's Christmas markets are without comparison.
		Annual Christmas market arranged by the traders at one of London's oldest markets.
		Why not combine a trip to the market with the fantastic Spitalfields Winter Festival, one of London's premier Music Events, held this year in Shoreditch Church.
	www.bta.org.uk /Uk/events/christmas_2002/xmas_shopping.htm (284 words)

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