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15-633: Spitalfields Market may refer to: Old Spitalfields Market , a covered market in Spitalfields, just outside the City of London New Spitalfields Market , a market in Leyton, East London, which opened in 1991 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Spitalfields Market . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

30-692: A Norman Foster -designed office block surrounds the western side of the site, after two-thirds of the historic market were rebuilt to include restaurants, shops and a large indoor arts and crafts market, called the Traders' Market. The Gun, a pub situated to the south of the market buildings, recalls Tudor times, when the Old Artillery Ground in this area was used by the Honourable Artillery Company to practice with cross-bow, and later guns and artillery pieces. At

45-546: A market had seemingly lapsed during the time of the Commonwealth , the market was re-founded in 1682 by King Charles II in order to feed the burgeoning population of a new suburb of London. Market buildings were sited on the rectangular patch of open ground which retained the name Spittle Fields: demarcated by Crispin Street to the west, Lamb Street to the north, Red Lion Street (later subsumed into Commercial Street ) to

60-665: Is a covered market in Spitalfields , London. There has been a market on the site for over 350 years. In 1991 it gave its name to New Spitalfields Market in Leyton , where fruit and vegetables are now traded. In 2005, a regeneration programme resulted in the new public spaces: Bishops Square and Crispin Place, which are now part of the modern Spitalfields Market. A range of public markets runs daily, with independent local stores and restaurants - as well as new office developments. It

75-417: Is particularly busy at weekends. Operationally, the area is run as two adjacent marketplaces: Old Spitalfields Market to the east, and the 1926 extension of Spitalfields Market to the west. In the late 20th century, there was a dispute between the owners, the City of London Corporation and local residents about the redevelopment of the 1926 market extension at the western end. The Corporation won, and now

90-514: Is situated in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets , just outside the City of London . The closest London Underground and mainline railway station is Liverpool Street . There has been a market on the site since 1638 when King Charles I gave a licence for flesh, fowl and roots to be sold on Spittle Fields, which was then a rural area on the eastern outskirts of London. After the rights to

105-831: The Reichstag in Berlin, the Millau Viaduct in France, and Hong Kong International Airport . In addition to architectural design, the firm’s practice encompasses engineering and industrial design. As of 2021, the firm had approximately 1,500 employees in New York City , Hong Kong , and Madrid . The firm has won the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the Stirling Prize . The firm

120-470: The centre of a revival in the area, the eastern end of Spitalfields retained its old charm in Horner Square and Horner Buildings, which are Grade II listed buildings . The Victorian buildings and the market hall and roof have been restored and Spitalfields is now one of London's major markets. The market square is a popular fashion, arts and crafts, food and general market, open seven days a week, but

135-481: The east and Paternoster Row (later known as Brushfield Street) to the south. The existing buildings were constructed between 1885 and 1893 to the designs of George Campbell Sherrin . They were commissioned by Robert Horner, the last private owner of the market, and remain known as the Horner Buildings. The market was acquired by the City of London Corporation in 1920, to serve as a wholesale market. It

150-496: The east end, and on the other side of Commercial Street, is Christ Church , a large Nicholas Hawksmoor church. In January 2011 Spitalfields received the "Best Private Market" award by the National Association of British Market Authorities. Old Spitalfields Market currently hosts a vintage market each Thursday, a vinyl fair some Fridays and a general arts and craft market throughout the week continuing through to

165-409: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spitalfields_Market&oldid=1227831985 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Old Spitalfields Market Old Spitalfields Market

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180-646: The weekend. Foster and Partners Foster and Partners (also Foster + Partners ) is a British international architecture firm based in London, England, founded in 1967 by British architect and designer Lord Norman Foster . Foster and Partners was involved of the design of major projects around the world such the Gherkin in London, the Hearst Tower in New York City, the 1990s renovation of

195-519: Was bought for an undisclosed sum by a Canadian private investment firm, Hennick & Company, which became the single biggest shareholder of the practice. Foster retains a controlling interest. Notable projects ordered by year of completion and type: In June 2008, The Guardian criticized real estate development in a pristine seacoast area in Bulgaria , which was under EU environmental protection . The paper cited environmentalists' concerns over

210-463: Was established by Norman Foster in 1967 shortly after leaving his first studio, Team 4 . The firm was originally called Foster Associates before the name was changed to Foster & Partners in 1999. In 2007, the private equity company 3i took a stake in the practice. The practice regained complete ownership in June 2014, when the 140 partners bought it back. In October 2021, Foster + Partners

225-595: Was extended westward to Steward Street in 1926, destroying the northern extensions of Crispin Street and Gun Street in the process. The Cinema Museum in London holds extensive film of the market and its refrigeration systems in use between 1928 and 1930. In 1991 the wholesale fruit and vegetable market moved to New Spitalfields Market , Leyton, and the original site became known as Spitalfields Market. The market stalls were redesigned by architects Foster and Partners for Old Spitalfields Market in October 2017. Being at

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