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Old Spitalfields Market
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Old Spitalfields 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
- Shoreditch High Street · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Old Spitalfields Market, the nearest railway station is Shoreditch High Street, located 0.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is E1 6EW. Entry to the market is free.
About
Old Spitalfields Market is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1638. Coordinates: 51.5196°, -0.0754°.
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Official information
Old Spitalfields Market is a historic market located in East London, known for its diverse range of traders and vibrant atmosphere. Visitors can explore various stalls offering handmade crafts, antiques, and gourmet street food, as well as enjoy art exhibitions and events throughout the week.
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.
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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…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5196, -0.0754
- District
- Tower Hamlets
- Parish
- Tower Hamlets, unparished area
- Postcode
- E1 6EW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Phone
- 020 7377 1496
- 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)
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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.
- What is Old Spitalfields Market?
- Old Spitalfields Market is a place of interest in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Old Spitalfields Market?
- The nearest railway station is Shoreditch High Street, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode E1 6EW.
- 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.