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Chrisp Street Market
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Chrisp Street Market is a place of interest in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- All Saints · 0.2 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Chrisp Street Market, the nearest railway station is All Saints, which is 0.2 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is E14 6BU. Entry to the market is free.
About
Chrisp Street Market is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.5125°, -0.0145°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
Chrisp Street Market is the central marketplace and town centre of Poplar and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was the first purpose-built pedestrian shopping area in the United Kingdom, rebuilt as part of the 1951 Festival of Britain and is directly connected onto the high street, East India Dock Road. It features a prominent clock tower, shops, small retail outlets, pubs, cafes, flats, and 80 market stalls.
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Background
History
Chrisp Street Market was designed by Frederick Gibberd, and built as part of the Festival of Britain in 1951. Since 1997 it has been in a conservation area. In the 1990s, the London Docklands Development Corporation contributed £1.3 million to refurbishment of the market area. In the early 2000s, Chrisp St Library was closed and replaced with a larger 'Idea Store' designed by David Adjaye, a place for lifelong learning with computers and rooms for community use. The Tower Hamlets London Borough Council transferred ownership of the shopping arcades along with the rest of the Lansbury Estate to Poplar HARCA, a locally based housing association, in 2006. This association commissioned…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5125, -0.0145
- District
- Tower Hamlets
- Parish
- Tower Hamlets, unparished area
- Postcode
- E14 6BU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Nearest railway station
- All Saints — 0.2 km
Sources
- osm: w50437784 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Chrisp Street Market (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Chrisp Street market, under the canopy - geograph.org.uk - 864361.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chrisp Street Market?
- Chrisp Street Market is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E14 6BU), in the parish of Tower Hamlets, unparished area.
- What is Chrisp Street Market?
- Chrisp Street Market is a place of interest in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Chrisp Street Market?
- The nearest railway station is All Saints, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode E14 6BU.
- Who owns Chrisp Street Market?
- Chrisp Street Market is owned by Poplar HARCA.
- How do I get to Chrisp Street Market?
- The nearest railway station is All Saints, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode E14 6BU.