Where is petticoat lane in london

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A Shakespearean Tour of London. The prudish Victorians changed the name of the Lane and market to avoid referring to woman's underclothes. Although the street was renamed Middlesex Street in the early s it is still known as Petticoat Lane Market today. The market is well-known for its leather goods, plus you'll also find chain store clothes at bargain prices, watches, junk jewelry, and toys. Petticoat Lane Market has been held in the area since at least the s and now features more than 1, market stalls on Sundays.

Leather jackets are the specialty at the top end of the market near Aldgate East and the rest of the market is full of bargain clothing. Market traders buy bulk end-of-season lines and sell them on at great reductions. Women's fashion is always popular here. As well as clothing, you can also find a good range of toys and electronic goods such as stereos, radios, DVD players, and videos, plus shoes and bric-a-brac.

The market is held in and around Middlesex Street on Sundays from 9 am to pm, with a smaller market, open on Wentworth Street from Monday to Friday. I had that jacket for years and then on a good night out I caught the pocket on a door handle and ripped it, end of that then. One day. Amazing the changes everywhere and particularly the East End.

I can just about remember the derelict cranes and warehouses where City Airport now is. My Great Grandmother was born in Petticoat Lane in , I desparetly need to find her birth certifcate for e to be able to keep my 9 year old Mother here in England and to claim benefits as she is getting very frail and I need extra help as I a a widow for a year and my income is very low, can someone help me — Mary Wills.

She worked in a fish shop. We lived in Wentworth dwellings In Wentworth street E1. Does anyone recall the fish shop? In i had a Sunday Job there for 10 shillings. Thank you. My Grandfather had a butchers shop there, the Houndswitch Wharehouse was situated there, and Blooms Restaurant or fast food joint in the area of Whitechapel. Plus all the jellied ell stalls around.

This Web Page certainly evokes many memories of far gone days. Yes, my dad used to work on a stall in the Lane on a Sunday in the s and s selling material and haberdashery, I was a kid in the s but I used to love going with him, and then going to Whitechapel to get some smoked salmon to take home to mum. We lived in Southend-on-sea in those days. I remember a chap called Alfie Cohen who had a drop-side van and sold bedding towels and curtains.

Terms and Conditions apply. Opening times: Monday to Friday — ; Sunday: — Traders have been selling high-end fashion wear at Petticoat Lane Market in the East End of the capital for several hundred years. The market has its origins in the 17th century, a time when London was afflicted by the Black Death and the Great Fire. In the new London that sprung up after , this part of the city established itself as a busy centre for commerce — although not one that was regulated by the authorities.

Today Petticoat Lane Market is seen as being somewhere to come and purchase fashion garments of all kinds, from designer gear to vintage items, to trendy streetwear. Fortunately, it has a somewhat better reputation than in centuries past and is seen as being a high-quality destination for luxury and niche shopping. The connection with clothing and fashion dates back to the midth century when city traders started buying garments from merchants in the area.