Goodge Place Market

Goodge Place Market is an outdoor street market in Camden, North London. Licences to trade are issued by Camden London Borough Council.

Goodge Place Market
LocationFitzrovia, Camden, Greater London
Coordinates51.519275°N 0.136298°W / 51.519275; -0.136298
AddressGoodge Place
Opening date1850
ManagementCamden London Borough Council
OwnerCamden London Borough Council
EnvironmentOutdoor
Goods soldStreet food
Days normally openMonday to Friday
Websitecamden.gov.uk/markets

History

Originally the market occupied Charles Street (now the stretch of Goodge Street between Charlotte Street and Newman Street[1]. In 1878 Walford writes that the market was on the south-side of the street and busiest on Friday and Saturday evenings (when most people were paid), He states that it is one of the last street markets remaining in the West End of London and shows little hope that it will persist[2].

Fifteen years later the market is described as consisting of 45 stalls and having been established in around 1850[3]. The same report describes the market as being a general market selling food, homewares, flowers, and books.

By 1983 the market had relocated to Goodge Place and Perlmutter describes a small Monday to Saturday market out of keeping with the multinational variety of goods available in the area[4].

In the 2000s the market followed the trends of the area and consisted of five international street-food stalls selling food from around the world and serving the Monday to Friday lunch crowds.


Transport

Bus

Bus Routes 24, 29, 73, and 390.

Railway and tube

The nearest stations are Goodge Street, Tottenham Court Road, and Warren Street.

References
  1. Ordnance Survey (1872). Survey of London (Map) (First ed.). 1:1056. London: Ordnance Survey. p. Middlesex XVII. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. Walford, Edward (1878). "XXXV". Old and New London:. IV (1st ed.). London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin. ISBN 978-1-4456-2204-0. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. Public Control Committee (1893). "Appendix B". London Markets, Special Report of the Public Control Committee Relative to Existing Markets and Market Rights and as to the Expediency of Establishing New Markets in or Near the Administrative County of London (Report). London: London County Council. p. 41.
  4. Perlmutter, Kevin (1983). London Street Markets (1st ed.). Worcester: Billing & Sons. p. 55. ISBN 0-7045-0462-6.


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