London stories
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Kensington Market led British alt fashion for 33 years
Where Freddie Mercury sold boots and punk thrived
Portobello Market: London’s largest antiques market
London’s famous street market for antiques, fashion, food and quirky finds
Ridley Road Market: Fighting fascism & gentrification
Nothing’s managed to stop diverse Dalston’s beating heart
Spitalfields Market: 400 years of feeding London
A former fruit and veg trading hub in the heart of the East End
Roman Road Market: Shopping for east London history
Where else could you find pie and mash, biriani, Suffragette history and a grime music landmark?
A thousand years of Billingsgate Market
The prize catch of London’s fish trade, home to a unique culture and generations of working history
Borough Market: London's oldest food-trading hub
Borough Market has drawn food enthusiasts to its stalls for around a thousand years
London’s street markets by László Moholy-Nagy
The influential Hungarian artist turns his attention to 1930s street life
The calls of London’s historic street traders
In a busy city, your voice can make a sale