Columbia Market
Columbia Market was a market hall and philanthropic venture funded by Baroness Angela Burdett-Coutts that was located on Columbia Road in Bethnal Green, London, England. The market and square were so named to reference Burdett Coutts' involvement in the establishment of the Diocese of British Columbia. The market's construction was completed and opened in 1869, but after little initial success was closed in 1889 with the building being demolished around 1960. The only surviving remnants are a set of exterior gates and railings. The market accompanied, at the recommendation of Charles Dickens, a number of dwellings which would make up the adjacent Columbia Square development. The site occupied by Columbia Market now houses Sivill House and the Dorset Estate, with a street in the latter being named "Old Market Square. The extant and successive Columbia Road Flower Market operates nearby.
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Old Market Square, Greater London Whitechapel
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Old Market Square
E2 7PW Greater London, Whitechapel
England, United Kingdom
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