There has been street trading in this area since the sixteenth century. The current market specialises in African and Caribbean fruit and vegetables and household goods. East Street was, possibly, the birthplace of Charlie Chaplin, and featured in the title sequence of the television comedy series 'Only Fools and Horses'.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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East Street Market
East Street Market formerly East Lane Market, moved from Walworth Road to its...
A local business man, he had the vision to create Camden Passage antiques market in the early 1960s. We can't prove that he was also a sculptor but his surname is inscribed on the Cruden relief bus...
Salter was auditor to the Vestry of St Pancras and gave College Gardens to the Vestry in his will. From the estate agent, Salter Rex's website: Salter Rex was founded in 1854 by Joseph Salter. He s...
Loriners make and sell bits, bridles, spurs, stirrups, saddle trees and the minor metal items of a horse's harness. The company was incorporated in 1711. Women were not admitted until 1989 - bette...
Julian Stephen Alfred Hodge was born 15 October 1904 in Camberwell, the second of the seven children of Alfred Edward Hodge (1882-1950) and Jane Emily Hodge née Simcocks (1877-1946). His birth was ...
Person, Benefactor, Commerce, Emergency Services, Channel Islands, Wales
A chain of grocery shops across north London. Faded London have more details and some photos of a splendid shop in Atlantic Road SW9.
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