▶ Historic London Markets: Rare Early 20th Century Vintage Photographs

Описание: Welcome to this fascinating collection of vintage black-and-white photographs capturing London’s markets in the early 20th century, a period when open-air and wholesale markets formed the backbone of everyday urban life. Long before supermarkets and refrigerated transport, these markets supplied food, raw materials, and household goods to a rapidly growing city.

Many of the markets featured here had origins stretching back centuries. Billingsgate Market, located by the River Thames, served as London’s principal fish market, receiving fresh catches daily from coastal ports. Whitechapel Hay Market played a vital role in supplying fodder for the city’s thousands of working horses, while Spitalfields Market operated as a major centre for fruit and vegetable trade, connecting rural producers with urban shopkeepers.

Street markets such as Petticoat Lane, Club Row, and Borough Market catered directly to local communities, offering affordable food, clothing, and household goods. Covent Garden, already firmly established as a wholesale produce market, supplied greengrocers across London, especially during the early morning hours.

These newly enhanced photographs document more than commerce. They reveal the rhythms of working life, the organisation of street trading, and the social interactions that defined neighbourhoods. Together, they provide a vivid visual record of how London fed itself and functioned at the start of the modern age.

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