25-453: Inverness Street Market is an outdoor street market in Camden , North London . Licences to trade are issued by Camden London Borough Council . The street was originally called Wellington Street for Arthur Wellesley ; it was renamed Inverness Street in 1937 in honour of George VI who, prior to his coronation, held the titles of Duke of York and Earl of Inverness . As in the case of
50-604: A new licensing regime administered by metropolitan borough councils . Despite reorganisations of London's local government and changes to the underlying legislation, the licensing regime has continued. As of 2020, street trading in London is regulated under the London Local Authorities Act 1990 (c. vii) (as amended) and part III of the Food Act 1984 (c. 30), depending on the local authority. Whilst
75-587: A street market. Section six of the Metropolitan Streets Act 1867 ( 30 & 31 Vict. c. 134) effectively prohibited street trading: No goods or other articles shall be allowed to rest on any footway or other part of a street within the limits of this Act, or be otherwise allowed to cause obstruction or inconvenience to the passage of the public, for a longer time than may be absolutely necessary for loading or unloading such goods or other articles. Following public meetings and press criticism,
100-458: A street market. Where traders operate on their own, from a regular location, these are variously described as isolated pitches, scattered sites, or miscellaneous sites. Peripatetic traders are termed pedlars . Cheapside was the oldest known market in London , possibly established in the late ninth century during the reign of King Alfred . The large number of street markets in London is due to
125-497: Is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London , England. Running between Chalk Farm and Hammersmith Grove , it is operated by Transport UK London Bus . Route 27 was introduced between Hounslow and Muswell Hill via current route 281 and Twickenham , Richmond , Kew and Turnham Green . At Camden Town , the route operated to Archway and Muswell Hill. The route was extended from Turnham Green to Hounslow in 1911. The route operated through World War II , when it
150-523: The 1327 granting of market rights to the City of London . This allowed the city to control the establishment of markets within a radius of six and two thirds miles [10.7 km] being the distance a person could be expected to walk to market, sell his produce and return in a day . The city's market rights caused London's markets to develop differently from the rest of England in their own legislative framework. The City of London used these rights to prevent
175-567: The British drama television serial The Interceptor in 2015. Many bus routes including 24 , 27 , 31 , 88 , 134 , 168 , and 274 . The market is near Camden Town tube station , and not far from Camden Road railway station . Street markets in London Street trading is selling from a stall, stand, or vehicle in the street rather than in a market hall or square . A collection of regular, and adjacent, street traders forms
200-517: The Commissioner of Police, with the approval of the Secretary of State. Whilst the legal threat to the livelihoods of traders had receded, street traders were now subject to regulation by the police. The police required that stalls were no more than 9 feet (2.7 m) wide 3 feet (0.9 m) deep and 4 feet (1.2 m) apart from each other. Where the police deemed a stall to be obstructing
225-494: The London Local Authorities Act 1990 allows the regulation of street trading on private roads and areas open to the public within 7 metres of any road or footway, most local authorities only regulate street trading on the public highway. In 2014 there were 43 street markets in central London ( Camden , Islington , Kensington and Chelsea , Lambeth , Southwark , Tower Hamlets , and Wandsworth ). In
250-597: The act was amended within weeks. Section one of the Metropolitan Streets Act Amendment Act 1867 ( 31 & 32 Vict. c. 5) exempted traders: The sixth section of the Metropolitan Streets Act, 1867, prohibiting the deposit of goods in the streets, shall not apply to costermongers, street hawkers, or itinerant traders, so long as they carry on their business in accordance with the regulations from time to time made by
275-600: The act was amended within weeks. Section one of the Metropolitan Streets Act Amendment Act 1867 exempted traders but they were now subject to regulation by the police. The market was still on the High Street in 1878: Saturday evenings the upper part of the street, thronged as it is with stalls of itinerant vendors of the necessaries of daily life, and with the dwellers in the surrounding districts, presents to an ordinary spectator all
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#1732772478201300-471: The attributes of a market place. The London County Council (General Powers) Act 1927 replaced police regulation with a new licensing regime administered by metropolitan borough councils . From 1927 to 1965 the market was managed by the Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras . Benedetta's The Street Markets of London makes only a passing reference to Inverness Street Market indicating that it
325-677: The early 21st century, the City of London has taken a much more circumscribed interpretation of its market rights, limiting itself to wholesale markets. This has allowed a proliferation of farmers , niche, and street-food markets on private land in central London. There were 27 private markets in central London in 2014. Whilst most street markets are managed by local authorities, some are managed by volunteers or private companies: A number of other markets have been relaunched, and run, by volunteers before been taken back into local authority management: London Buses route 27 London Buses route 27
350-410: The establishment of private markets within the growing urban area outside of the city. Since shops were still a rarity and street trading fell outside the definition of a market, street traders would collect produce from the city's wholesale markets and wheel it to busy thoroughfares on carts from which they would then sell. This practice continued into the late twentieth century: Albert died when George
375-445: The former Plender Street Market , Inverness Street Market represents a remnant of Camden Town Market which moved off Camden High Street after the late nineteenth-century electrification of horse-drawn tram . Camden Town Market is described by Henry Mayhew in 1851 as consisting of 50 stalls. Unregulated street markets allowed London to grow explosively in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The traders could move easily to
400-406: The mid-1990s the market had declined somewhat to thirty stalls. While the range of products had remained similar to that of ten years before, the stalls closest to Camden High Street had changed their lines to souvenirs. Until 2009 there were bus stops on Camden High Street a short walk from Inverness Street and its market. In 2009 these stops were removed, leaving a walk of a few hundred metres from
425-503: The new population centres and enabled people to buy provisions without having to travel to the central London wholesale markets. In the early morning traders would load their barrows at the wholesale markets, clean and sort the goods, and then sell them in the new suburban streets. In many cases, the sites of these markets became London's modern high streets. In 1867, section six of the Metropolitan Streets Act effectively prohibited street trading. Following public meetings and press criticism,
450-452: The now nearest stops. After over a hundred years and following complaints for residents of the streets and local shop traders the council also insisted that the barrows be removed from the street when the market was not trading. Due to the lack of storage options, the barrows had to be destroyed and many of the remaining fruit and veg traders left. Until the 2010s the market predominantly sold produce, including fruit and vegetables. However, as
475-516: The public highway, they could be confiscated and traders would need to pay for the storage along with a fine. In 1893, the London County Council ’s survey of London's markets listed 112 street markets. These markets comprised 5,292 stalls, 4,502 belonging to costermongers and the rest being maintained by shopkeepers. The London County Council (General Powers) Act 1927 ( 17 & 18 Geo. 5 . c. xxii) replaced police regulation with
500-676: The route was awarded to First CentreWest 's Westbourne Park garage on 11 November 2000. When next re-tendered the route returned to London United's Stamford Brook garage from 12 November 2005. London United commenced a further contract on 10 November 2012 with the route extended from Turnham Green to Chiswick Business Park . The extension was funded by the London Borough of Hounslow through developer contributions from Chiswick Business Park. New Alexander Dennis Enviro400Hs were introduced. New Routemasters cascaded from route 10 were introduced on 24 November 2018. In March 2019
525-476: The section between Chiswick Business Park and Hammersmith Grove was withdrawn. The 24 hour service was also removed with route N27 being introduced to cover the night service. Abellio London was awarded the contract for route 27 when it was re-tendered effective 9 November 2019 from its Battersea garage . In 2021, the service frequency during peak times was reduced from 8 buses per hour to 6. Route 27 operates via these primary locations: Singer Matt Monro
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#1732772478201550-412: The traditional shops turned into bars and eateries to cater to Camden's booming tourist and night-time economies the market evolved towards clothing, souvenirs, and street-food. After 2010 the market mostly sold clothing, souvenirs, and street food , with the last fruit and vegetable stand leaving some years after the nearby bus stop was closed. Inverness Street Market was used as a filming location in
575-475: Was 12 and he left school to earn a living. He was charged with taking a horse-pulled cart to Covent Garden, load up with produce, and drive it through crowded streets to Inverness Street Market , where his brother Billy ran stalls. Traders were self-regulating. They paid no fees and were subject to no legislation or bylaws . Henry Mayhew ’s 1851 survey of London lists 37 street markets comprising 3,137 stalls with an additional 9,000 street traders not fixed to
600-501: Was trading on weekdays only with mostly fruit and vegetables to purchase. Latterly a successful boxing trainer, George Francis worked on Inverness Street Market in the 1940s. In 1965 the Borough of St Pancras was abolished and its area became part of the London Borough of Camden . In the mid-1980s the market was thriving, with about fifty stalls predominantly selling fruit, vegetables, cheese, meat, fish, and household goods. By
625-404: Was used by famous passengers including Peter Cushing to reach the Q Theatre near Kew Bridge . In the 1950s route 27 became the main route and route 27A was withdrawn from being the main route. In 1950, the route took part in trials to reassure the police that eight-foot buses presented no danger to other traffic. The route operated from Holloway garage at the time. Upon being re-tendered,
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