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Description: | Covent Garden has been one of London's busiest markets since the 17th century. Originally it traded mainly fruit and vegetables but by the end of the 19th century it had an area devoted to fresh flowers.
The flower market hall was built in 1871. It closed for business in 1974 when all the traders moved to New Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms. The building was later converted to accommodate the London Transport Museum, which opened in 1980.
This photo was taken in the 1970s and shows the early trade at the market. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | David Thomas /Photo Reportage Ltd | Subjects: | Cityscape Work | Temporal: | 1970 - 1980 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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