Markets - General Discussion

kimindex · 22-12-2006, 09:02

Do you love them? Which ones are your favourites?

I do. There are none here.

When I was a fair bit younger, I used to help my then OH with a stall on Portobello Road market and, a couple of times, Greenwich market. We also used to go to Brick Lane and Bermondsey market to stock up. I loved it! I also used to spend a lot of time moseying around Camden.

During lunch, ahen I worked in the City, I used to like to go to Leadenhall Market and Petticoat Lane. It's one of the things I miss the most about London.

iiHEARTy0u · 22-12-2006, 09:05

None here either.

There's one in Bathgate that is ok. It was better when i was younger. Not really for markets though. They sell chavvy clothes and tat.

Purity · 22-12-2006, 09:07

We have a market every saturday, but I haven't had a mooch around there in years. It's too busy for my liking, and you get elbowed in the ribs by lots of old ladies searching for bargains!

♣ Moya · 22-12-2006, 09:17

The Saturday markets my way are rather dull with stall after stall of cheap clothes.
I wish we had the sort of markets you see abroad.

clarribo · 22-12-2006, 09:19

I love markets. If there is one in a place I am visiting I'll always go and have a look. Some of the ones abroad are enormous. I like them because you ae mingling with regular people going about their business.

Raring_to_go · 22-12-2006, 09:42

I prefer a Bull Market.....especially when I am reasonably well positioned to take advantage of an upturn.....

Porcupine · 22-12-2006, 09:47

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Originally Posted by kimindex

During lunch, ahen I worked in the City, I used to like to go to Leadenhall Market .

Is Leadenhall really a market now though ??? I thought it was just called that. I know when i used to walk through there to work they just had shops in the market .... no stalls (or was i looking in the wrong place ??).

I dont like markets really. I have memories of going to the market in derby with my nan, and it was full of old tat.

My mum and dad used to go to Basildon market on a Saturday, and that too was grotty (apart from good fruit and veg stalls) so i have never been to one without force.

Hathor · 22-12-2006, 09:53

Markets are full of shoddy goods, cheap crap, and rip-off merchants.

I had a blazing row with a marketeer once because he sold me a fake CD. There was no manufacturers ID code around the inside hole

tweetiethechic · 22-12-2006, 10:01

I like farmers markets and some foreign markets, but generally non-food stuff where i live is cheap tat.

kimindex · 22-12-2006, 10:18

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Originally Posted by Porcupine

Is Leadenhall really a market now though ??? I thought it was just called that. I know when i used to walk through there to work they just had shops in the market .... no stalls (or was i looking in the wrong place ??).

I dont like markets really. I have memories of going to the market in derby with my nan, and it was full of old tat.

My mum and dad used to go to Basildon market on a Saturday, and that too was grotty (apart from good fruit and veg stalls) so i have never been to one without force.

It used to have open shop fronts with displays outside and ordinary shops when I worked near there so was a kind of market. It had a markety feel and isn't really like a shopping centre or shopping street but if you want to exclude it, that's fine. It is included in the tourist guides.

DBC · 22-12-2006, 10:43

We are lucky here in Newark. We have a full market 3 days a week. There are about 50 stalls selling everything from fruit and veg, fresh bread, flowers and eggs, plus the usual clothes, magazines, sewing stuff etc. On two other days there are smaller markets selling second-hand and collectable goods plus a couple of veg stalls.

The markets are not only beneficial to the town residents but it also brings in people from the surrounding area.

kimindex · 22-12-2006, 10:51

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Originally Posted by DBC

We are lucky here in Newark. We have a full market 3 days a week. There are about 50 stalls selling everything from fruit and veg, fresh bread, flowers and eggs, plus the usual clothes, magazines, sewing stuff etc. On two other days there are smaller markets selling second-hand and collectable goods plus a couple of veg stalls.

The markets are not only beneficial to the town residents but it also brings in people from the surrounding area.

That sounds wonderful. This used to be a market town and we're surrounded by farms and by artists and craftspeople who make their own stuff. There's a half-hearted Sat market in a warehouse garage which is dull and has c8 stalls but it's so dark and depressing. Then a couple of times a year, there's the French market which is always popular so why not the same thing run by local people? Perhaps it's opposition from shopkeepers.

Murk · 22-12-2006, 10:55

We have a market here in Norwich which was refurbished on Saturday 25 March 2006

I have not been to it for about 2 years but I have heard its really nice and there are around 160 stalls and its open 6 days a week

Shrike · 22-12-2006, 10:58

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Originally Posted by DBC

We are lucky here in Newark. We have a full market 3 days a week. There are about 50 stalls selling everything from fruit and veg, fresh bread, flowers and eggs, plus the usual clothes, magazines, sewing stuff etc. On two other days there are smaller markets selling second-hand and collectable goods plus a couple of veg stalls.

The markets are not only beneficial to the town residents but it also brings in people from the surrounding area.

You are also lucky in that Newark still has its original market square

Collette · 22-12-2006, 11:00

My husband works in Loughborough which has a fairly good market - he buys our fruit there on a Thursday!

Our town has a market too which is ok - tbh I usually forget it's there apart from the once a month when it's a farmer's market and we generally have a mooch round to buy meat and eggs.

maimou · 22-12-2006, 11:07

I love markets! I love the Christmas markets in France, the food market in Borough, the flower market in Columbia Road and Portobello Road market best of all but pretty much anywhere where there's dusty bric-a-brac and/or things to eat and I'm happy!
The markets here aren't up to much sadly but if you go early enough on a Sunday (or late enough on a Saturday night if you can handle it!) you can get some great records really cheaply.

DBC · 22-12-2006, 11:10

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Originally Posted by Shrike

You are also lucky in that Newark still has its original market square

Yes, it's a beautiful square which I think is one of the largest in England. It now has a new addition in the form of a Starbucks which has opened in a large, four-story Georgian building.

I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand it occupies a premises that had been empty and will be welcomed by tourists. On the other hand it might take away trade from the other excellent independent coffee-bars and cafés in town.

kimindex · 22-12-2006, 11:15

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Originally Posted by Murk

We have a market here in Norwich which was refurbished on Saturday 25 March 2006

I have not been to it for about 2 years but I have heard its really nice and there are around 160 stalls and its open 6 days a week

I went to Norwich years ago and stayed in a pub which overlooked the market. The market was great (and we liked Norwich too!).

newwoman · 22-12-2006, 12:28

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Originally Posted by Porcupine

Is Leadenhall really a market now though ??? I thought it was just called that. I know when i used to walk through there to work they just had shops in the market .... no stalls (or was i looking in the wrong place ??).

I work just around the corner from Leadenhall Market. It is mostly just an outdoor shopping arcade but they do have stalls out on Thursday and Friday mostly selling homemade foodstuff and a few arty type stalls.

OT

I do remember being a teenager and loving going up the Roman on a Saturday and then The Lane on a Sunday morning, especially the weekend after my birthday.

jen0607 · 22-12-2006, 12:30

I like the Sunday market in Cambridge, its all arts and crafts etc.

The best market I went to though, was in Munich.

22-12-2006, 09:02	#1
kimindex Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cornwall (ex-London) Posts: 39,990	Markets Do you love them? Which ones are your favourites? I do. There are none here. When I was a fair bit younger, I used to help my then OH with a stall on Portobello Road market and, a couple of times, Greenwich market. We also used to go to Brick Lane and Bermondsey market to stock up. I loved it! I also used to spend a lot of time moseying around Camden. During lunch, ahen I worked in the City, I used to like to go to Leadenhall Market and Petticoat Lane. It's one of the things I miss the most about London.

22-12-2006, 09:05	#2
iiHEARTy0u Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Scotland xx Posts: 8,521	None here either. There's one in Bathgate that is ok. It was better when i was younger. Not really for markets though. They sell chavvy clothes and tat.

22-12-2006, 09:07	#3
Purity Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Coast Posts: 10,452	We have a market every saturday, but I haven't had a mooch around there in years. It's too busy for my liking, and you get elbowed in the ribs by lots of old ladies searching for bargains!

22-12-2006, 09:17	#4
♣ Moya Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 22,575	The Saturday markets my way are rather dull with stall after stall of cheap clothes. I wish we had the sort of markets you see abroad.

22-12-2006, 09:19	#5
clarribo Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Gender: Female Location: Manchester Posts: 3,381 Blog Entries: 1	I love markets. If there is one in a place I am visiting I'll always go and have a look. Some of the ones abroad are enormous. I like them because you ae mingling with regular people going about their business.

22-12-2006, 09:42	#6
Raring_to_go Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 13,229	I prefer a Bull Market.....especially when I am reasonably well positioned to take advantage of an upturn.....

22-12-2006, 09:53	#8
Hathor Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Babylon and Ting Services: I reject your reality, and substitute my own! Posts: 8,933	Markets are full of shoddy goods, cheap crap, and rip-off merchants. I had a blazing row with a marketeer once because he sold me a fake CD. There was no manufacturers ID code around the inside hole

22-12-2006, 10:01	#9
tweetiethechic Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 235	I like farmers markets and some foreign markets, but generally non-food stuff where i live is cheap tat.

22-12-2006, 10:43	#11
DBC Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: East Midlands Services: Freesat and Freeview . Topfield TF5800PVR Posts: 3,703	We are lucky here in Newark. We have a full market 3 days a week. There are about 50 stalls selling everything from fruit and veg, fresh bread, flowers and eggs, plus the usual clothes, magazines, sewing stuff etc. On two other days there are smaller markets selling second-hand and collectable goods plus a couple of veg stalls. The markets are not only beneficial to the town residents but it also brings in people from the surrounding area.

22-12-2006, 10:55	#13
Murk Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Norwich Services: NTL 10mb, Cable Tv V+ Posts: 901	We have a market here in Norwich which was refurbished on Saturday 25 March 2006 I have not been to it for about 2 years but I have heard its really nice and there are around 160 stalls and its open 6 days a week

22-12-2006, 11:00	#15
Collette Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Schmocation Posts: 3,772	My husband works in Loughborough which has a fairly good market - he buys our fruit there on a Thursday! Our town has a market too which is ok - tbh I usually forget it's there apart from the once a month when it's a farmer's market and we generally have a mooch round to buy meat and eggs.

22-12-2006, 11:07	#16
maimou Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Athens - GR Posts: 8,334	I love markets! I love the Christmas markets in France, the food market in Borough, the flower market in Columbia Road and Portobello Road market best of all but pretty much anywhere where there's dusty bric-a-brac and/or things to eat and I'm happy! The markets here aren't up to much sadly but if you go early enough on a Sunday (or late enough on a Saturday night if you can handle it!) you can get some great records really cheaply.

22-12-2006, 12:30	#20
jen0607 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,196	I like the Sunday market in Cambridge, its all arts and crafts etc. The best market I went to though, was in Munich.