Street Markets

Mª José López TovarAlexander Alonso Pérez

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Petticoat Lane MarketIt is one of a number of

traditional markets located to the east

of the City of London.

By 1608, it had become acommercial district wheresecond hand clothes andbric-a-brac were sold andexchanged, known as'Peticote Lane'.

From the mid-18thcentury, Petticoat Lanebecame a centre formanufacturing clothes.The market served thewell-to-do in theCity, selling new garments.

About 1830, PeticoteLane's name changed toMiddlesex Street, torecord the boundarybetween PortsokenWard, in the City ofLondon andWhitechapel, whichcoincided with the Lane.But, the old namecontinues to beassociated with the areaFrom 1882, a wave ofJewish immigrants'fleeing persecution ineastern Europe, settled inthe area.

Jewish immigrantsentered the local garmentindustry and maintainedthe traditions of themarket.Clothes for men, women and

children, from street-cred clubwearto over-orders of designer goods andlast year's must-haves.One of its specialities is leather wearat the Aldgate East end and there'sbric-a-brac, household goods, in facteverything you could possibly thinkof plus some other bits and bobs too.

What can you buyin this market?

The market is held inand around MiddlesexStreet on Sundays from9am to 2pm, with asmaller market open onWentworth Street fromMonday to Friday.

When is it open?

Petticoat Lane may beLondon's biggest streetjumble sale but forbargain hunting, with abit of haggling thrownin, it's the original andthe best.

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History

Portobello Market

What can youbuy in this

market and where?

Antiques Section - from ChepstowVillas to Elgin CrescentFruit and Veg - Elgin Crescent toTalbot RoadNew Goods - Talbot Road to theWestwayFashion Market - Street in Generaland Westway

Go to Portobello MarketPortobello Market takes

up most of what is actually more properly

called Portobello Road, it stretches for around two

miles, although on a crowded saturday

afternoon it takes quite a while to walk from end to

end.

Portobello Market in West London is oneof the most famous street markets in theworld. It is a popular destination forLondoners and tourists alike. PortobelloRoad goes straight through the heart ofNotting Hill, the trendy area of Londonmade famous by the film.

Mayfair and piccadilly marketsTo the south of OxfordStreet and bordering bothHyde Park and Green Parkis Mayfair, known for itsbespoke tailoring andupmarket fashion design.

Flanking Green Park and to theeast is Piccadilly, which boaststhe BurlingtonArcade, Fortnum and Masonand Waterstone's bookshop –formerly the Simpsonsdepartment store.

Butler & Wilson Shoe fanatics flock to SouthMolton Street. Others visit Britishjewellers Butler & Wilson, a shopthat sells vintage and modernjewellery and accessories.Students of jewellery design liketo pop by to look at their fake-antique costume pieces.

Fortnum and Mason To the south of Old Bond Street is Piccadilly. Oncethere, it's a five minute walk to Fortnum andMason, the official supplier of various goods to theQueen and Prince of Wales.Great emphasis is placed on their theatricalwindow displays, in particular during Easter andChristmas.

Waterstone'sTo the east is Waterstone'sbookshop. Five floors ofbooks, cafes, fruit juicebars and restaurants makeit a unique browsingexperience.

Burlington Arcade The Burlington Arcade, to the north ofPiccadilly, was built in 1819 and is one ofLondon's oldest shopping arcades.Affluent customers visit the arcade for itscashmere classics, leather shoes andextensive selection of jewellery. Uniformedguards ensure visitors do not spoil theexclusive atmosphere by actingsinging, shouting and chewing gum.disrespectfully

Since 1908 Oxford Street hasbeen considered a shoppingmecca with the building ofSelfridges, a high-enddepartment store in highcompetition with Harrod's.The store is famous for itsexclusive collections ofmerchandise.

Oxford Street is Europe’sbusiest shopping street andone of the most magneticLondon attractions. Locatedin the heart of London's WestEnd, Oxford St is filled with anawesome three hundredshops, spanning nearly oneand a half miles.

The Shops on Oxford & Regent Streets

Most British high street shops open between 9.00am and5.30pm, but the stores on Oxford Street open beyondthose hours, with the majority opening late into theevening. Some of the street's most famous shops includeSelfridge’s (one of the world’s great department stores);a huge HMV store (the UK's biggest record shop);Topshop's flagship store, which is noted for the youngfemale celebrity customers that frequent it; Marks &Spencer’s flagship store; and the huge John Lewis outlet,which is the UK’s third largest department store.

Due to Oxford Street's prime West End location there are many other famous shopping attractions nearby, including the delights of Bond Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus and Carnaby Street. There is also a good chance that you'll bump into a celebrity or two while you're in the area!

Timetibles

Charing Cross Road and Camden market

For all those who love second hand orantiquarian books, the charming collectionof old bookshops on and near CharingCross Road is a must. Many can be foundin Cecil Court near Leicester SquareStation and have only survived as they arecharged a miniscule (peppercorn) rent.They are certainly a welcome addition tothe West End - and to find truebargains, spend a while scouting aroundtheir musty cellars! There are a number ofnew bookshops nearby too - Foyle's is thebiggest, with a stock of over 7 million titles

Camden Market is one of London's most popularweekend tourist attractions, offering fashion andcrafts; a mix of people and foods from everycorner of the world. The area has been madefamous by films such as 'Withnail & I', pop icons'Madness' & Oasis, and historic writers such asGeorge Orwell, Mary Shelley and CharlesDickens.

What kind of things can youfind in Camden Market?

Open from Mondaythrough toSunday, 10am - 6pmCamden Market isopen every days of theyear, including all bankholidays except forChristmas day.

Timetibles

If you're a designer, craftsperson or an artist that wishes toopen a market stall at Camden Market, it's not that hard todo. First though we recommend that you visit CamdenMarket at the weekend and to find the market area thatbest suits what you are selling. For example, artists will findthat Market Hall is the most popular place to displayworks, while Buck Street Market has always been popularwith clothes designers.

Trading At the Market

Buying in Knightsbridge, Kensingt

on & Chelsea

Harrods, on Brompton Road inKnightsbridge, first opened in 1849 as ahumble grocery store. Today, it's a lavishdepartment store – probably Britain's mostfamous. The Food Hall is known for its exoticrange of foodstuffs, the quality of theproduce and the extravagant way in whichit's displayed.On the lower ground, at the base of theEgyptian escalator, is the Memorial to DianaPrincess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed, son ofthe stores' Egyptian owner Mohammed AlFayed. Thousands of visitors come here topay their respects to the couple whotragically died in a car crash in Paris in 1997.The department store has a strict dress codewhich was introduced in 1989 and bansunsuitable attire. Dress sensibly; you may beescorted out of the building by the securityguards if you don't.It spans seven floors. Although it stockspractically everything – from pianos and finejewellery, to cigars and humidors – food isstill at its heart.

Harrods

Wedged between Knightsbridge and SloaneStreet is Harvey Nichols, which began in 1813when Benjamin Harvey opened a linen shop. In1820, in partnership with Colonel Nichols, theshop began trading in Oriental carpets, silks andluxury goods.Over time "Harvey Nicks", as it is fashionablycalled, has turned into a full-merchandisedepartment store, visited for its food hall andcrowd-stopping window displays. These featurecreative works by artists and graphic designersexploring themes as diverse as Egyptian cinemaposters, environment and architecture.Patrons also go to Harvey Nicks because it's ashowcase for many hip designer labels, the likesof Paul Smith, Yohji Yamamoto, AlexanderMcQueen and Comme des Garçons.

Harvey Nichols

For more exclusive retail therapy walk downSloane Street, towards the south. It houseshaute couture from many of the classics, suchas Christian Lacroix, Hermes and Dior as well asyounger labels such as MaxMara and Prada.

Sloane Street comes to an end at Sloane Squareand the legendary King's Road, in Chelsea, thecentre of daring fashion in the 60s. It washere, from her boutique Bazaar, that designerMary Quant revolutionised fashion by launchingthe mini skirt and bold, sexy cosmetics.

The punk rock movement was also launched onKing's Road, from a shop called Sex run byVivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren.McLaren became the manager of the punk rockband Sex Pistols, which in 1977 created analternative National Anthem. It said, "God Savethe Queen, the fascist regime…"

Westwood still has a shop on 430 King's Road.It's called World's End and its backwardspinning clock has become something of an iconin London's fashion scene.

Sloane Street and King's Road