Description
London Baby Markets is one of a kind collection of poems devoted to the distinguished London markets. Through rich vocabulary and inspiring watercolour illustrations, the author recollects her impressions of the mysterious and celebrated institutions:
- Alfie’s Antiques
- Bayswater Road Art Market
- Berwick Street Market
- Church Street Market
- Covent Garden
- Gray’s Antiques
- Marylebone Farmers Market
- Portobello Road Market
- Billingsgate Market
- Brick Lane
- Columbia Road Flower Market
- Greenwich Market
- Leadenhall
- Petticoat Lane
- Smithfield Market
- Spitalfields Market
- Borough Market
- South Bank Book Market
- Camden Lock
The journey takes the reader across London and across time. It illuminates on the traditions and customs that shaped the markets through their rich history and embellished them with masterpieces by renowned architects. It presents the modern image, fuelled by globalisation and commercialisation. It accentuates the significance of the demographics in defining their future.
The little treasure trove is not a guide with addresses and numbers. Instead, it is a companion that paints a unique picture of a selection of markets from a perspective of a Londoner, who spent decades observing the transformations.
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