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| Location | Hackney, London |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°32′40″N 0°02′48″W / 51.544436°N 0.046681°W |
| Address | Well Street, E9 6QT |
| Opening date | 1888 |
| Management | Hackney London Borough Council |
| Owner | Hackney London Borough Council |
| Environment | Outdoor |
| Website | hackney.gov.uk/well-street-market/ |
  Well Street Market Location in London Borough of Hackney | |
Well Street Market is an outdoor street market in the South Hackney area of the London Borough of Hackney. Licences to trade are issued by Hackney London Borough Council.
History[edit]
Foundation[edit]
Founded in 1888 the market is described in 1893 as a growing market taking place every day between Milborne Street and Berger Street (now Flanders Way).
The following stalls are listed:
Perishable goods: Vegetables (6), fish (2), butcher’s meat (2), and bacon (1). Non-perishable goodsL boots (1), china (1), chairs (1), and sundries (1).
Out of 15 stalls, twelve were kept by shopkeepers.[1].
Tesco[edit]
In 1919 Jack Cohen started selling army surplus—groceries and toiletries on the market. He expanded his business by taking stalls at Hoxton, Chatsworth Road, Hammersmith, and Caledonian markets before moving his Tesco brand into retail shops[2][3][4].
1970s[edit]
In 1975 there were 166 stalls every Saturday[5].
1980s[edit]
The market was trading Monday to Saturday in 1983 and listed food, household goods, and, new and secondhand clothes to buy[6].
The Council reports an average of 83 traders each Saturday in this year[5].
1990s[edit]
Described as small in 1996 and taking place between Morning Lane and Valentine Road the commodities are listed similarly as:
- fruit and vegetables,
- household goods,
- and clothes[7]
Closure[edit]
In 2008 the Council reports no traders[5]. Though a grocer remained till 7th April 2012[8].
Relaunch[edit]
On 3rd December 2016 the market relaunched as a monthly market with an event attended by the then mayor of London Sadiq Khan, entrepreneur Wayne Hemingway, and featuring a live music stage with disc jokey Norman Jay headlining.[9][10][11][12]
Transport[edit]
Bus[edit]
Railway and tube[edit]
The nearest stations are Homerton, London Fields, and [Hackney Central railway stations.
References[edit]
- ^ 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. 48.
- ^ Bergström, Theo; Forshaw, Alec (1983). Markets of London (1st ed.). London: Butler & Tanner. ISBN 0-14-006653-5.
- ^ "The man who built Tesco". BBC News. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Frazer, Jenni (9 May 2019). "From market stall to supermarket giant: the man who made Tesco". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Gelder, Sam (8 August 2016). "Well Street: Historic market to relaunch". Hackney Gazette. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Perlmutter, Kevin (1983). London Street Markets (1st ed.). Worcester: Billing & Sons. p. 216. ISBN 0-7045-0462-6.
- ^ Harriss, Phil (1996). London Markets (1st ed.). London: Cadogan Books. p. 216. ISBN 1-86011-040-1.
- ^ Hopkirk, Elizabeth (13 April 2012). "'Tesco was born here … now they have killed our market'". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Bartholomew, Emma (5 December 2016). "'Tears of joy': Hackney's historic Well Street Market—where Tesco began—reopens eight years after closure". Hackney Gazette. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Well Street, Hackney". Beast London. 3 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Well Street Market relaunches in style following crowdfunding campaign". Hackney Citizen. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Williamson, Pete; Williamson, Leo (3 March 2017). "Nine awesome things to try at Hackney's Well Street Market". Time Out London. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
External links[edit]
- hackney.gov.uk/well-street-market/—Hackney Council's Well Street webpage
