London Markets - Petticoat Lane - 1954
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London Markets - Petticoat Lane - 1954 1954

A crowd of people doing Christmas shopping at Petticoat Lane Market.

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This is a great photo we went back there last weekend and sadly couldnt get away from there quick enough ... not at all how we remembered it.

26th May 2012

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My grandad had a cafe in the market, i remember sitting on the step of it when I was about 3 !

26th May 2012

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There was an old saying back in the fifties, you could cycle to the market and leave it at the start and buy it back at the finish LOL

27th May 2012

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yes, I agree with Christine - I used to love going there with my dad in the 50s when I was a child and after going back to see it in recent years find it very sad to see the huge change

27th May 2012

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Remember it well .My mum used to take me there ('salt beef sandwich ) ah This was a brilliant London market .

27th May 2012

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Can anyone give me Jonnie Talylors information, he lives on the Gold Coast in Australia, I have some news for him!!!!

28th May 2012

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i loved petticoat lane my Dad used to take me every sunday when i was little used to buy little chickens and i could always remember Prince Monalulu shouting out "ive got a tip" good old days

3rd Jun 2012

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I have fond memories of Petticoat lane. my Nan had a stall there and sold tea towels,socks,Handkerchiefs, she could sure tell the punters where to go.
Often thinking of dear old Annie and her big rosy cheeks and smile.

3rd Jun 2012

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Bought my first tea set from there on the stall where the bloke used to throw all the china up in the air!! How he used to catch it all without it all getting chipped is a mystery! I've still got a couple of plate's and that was back in 1977, the lasy jubilee,

4th Jun 2012

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I bought my first party dress from here (1952) it was a ghastly yellow and black and I thought I looked gorgeous!!! I worked in Bishopsgate and loved browsing the stalls.

9th Jun 2012

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