Columbia Flower Market

[pusskin]

Hiya Abers. have googled Columbia Flower Market after listening to the radio in bed last night!
They were saying how old that area is and still looks pretty much the same since 1880's. Have you been there and what did you think of surrounding areas?

If its thats interesting, we'd like to go there and have a look around hoping to find some really old buildings. What do you reckon?

[237SJ]

I have been there (it`s on a Sunday) but it was about 8 years ago. I think we did Brick Lane that day as well. All I remember about the market was that it was a bit too busy for me and I thought I`d rather just go to the garden centre at home. Talking of old building tours, a friend and I had a mooch around Soho a couple of days ago. He had a book of literary tours around London and was pointing out who lived where and where famous plays were written. Soho`s a bit better than the East End in that respect because it`s much more preserved. So much of the East was bombed that where there is an old building, there`ll be an office block next door.

[mccfluff]

lol i thought it was in columbia

i was thinking interesting place to go for a holiday, not sure if i'd fancy that

and on that note i think i ought to go home

[Brenden]

Just a bit of trivia, Call the midwives has scenes shot in Columbia Row.

[Dee Sa]

Its still there been going for years, you can get any sort of plant ,flowers seeds,trees that you want, dont go on Mothering Sunday as everything especialy cut flowers the price goes up, the pub on the corner of Ezra St [ I think thats the right one] off the flower market is the pub they used for Goodnight Sweetheart tv comedy and the alley where you buy the lovely food, and cofee they used at as background, in the summer there is usually a band playing & the shops behind the market stalls sell lovely smoked salmon bagels and bread, its a lovely relaxed atmosphere, you often spot minor tv celebs down there.
You cant park in Columbia Road, park in Hackney Road and walk just follow crowds its only a few mins away after that go on to Old Spitalfields market which is now very trendy and good for lunch, you also have Club Row and Petticoat Lane though the latter is pathetic compared o a good few years ago its now all Asian traders the colourful cockney characters that used to dominate the market have long gone[ anyone remember China King selling dinner services every Sunday?] dont even sell potato lutkas in Wentworth Street anymore apparently there is no call for them !
We usually take any visitors who come to London to Columbia Rd and they all like it.Aim forgetting there no later than 10am.

[Jonathan-Joe]

Here's a couple of planned walks
http://www.guardian.c...-columbia-road-market
http://travel.nationa...ondon-walking-tour-2/

[pusskin]

Sorry for delay in replying! Thank you all.

That sounds an interesting place and I love busy places to walk around and see the sites etc. Will look forward to seeing the culture change in Brick Lane as well. The links are good --many thanks xx pusskins

[pusskin]

Columbia rd looks really quaint as I could see in that call the Midwife programme.
Didnt have a clue what or where it was untill you said Brendan.
I just love old buildings. Such a pity that time changes most things.