The Bridcage Public House, Columbia Road, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London, UK
The Columbia Road flower market began as a Saturday trading market. It was moved to Sunday, by Act of Parliament, in order to accommodate the needs of local Jewish traders. This also provided the opportunity for Covent Garden and Spitalfields traders to sell their stock left over from Saturday. The enduring interest and demand for cut flowers and plants were introduced to the East End by Huguenot immigrants (driven from France after 1685 by the revocation of the Edict of Nantes), together with a fascination for caged songbirds[7] – the pub at the end of the market is called The Birdcage.
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Location: Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London, UK
Photo credit: © Grazyna Bonati / Alamy / Afripics
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