I worked round the corner from Spitalfields market near London Liverpool Street ten or so years ago. A lot of history in this area, some of it notorious. I made a return visit at the weekend and saw a lot of changes.
For one thing, it now has a goat ...
Right: Kenny Hunter, goat sculpture
Christ Church, designed by Hawksmoor and built between 1714 and 1729, is still there and still striking.
Left: Christ Church, Spitalfields.
SpitalFields Market was bustling and full of fashionable and trendy stalls and shops. Many seem to sell very similar things though, as if there's a "craft" factory somewhere churning out the usual stuff. Still worth a visit because there's almost always something interesting and/or different to see or find. Compared to some high streets now, whether of the delapidated variety (e.g. Oxford Street, East) or the mundane standard variety (many towns), a market like this is much more stimulating.
Below: Spitalfields Market
