Columbia Market
Situated in the north of Bethnal Green, this imposing building was another of the philanthropic projects of Angela Burdett-Coutts. Designed by Henry Darbyshire it was opened in 1869 and its mixture of permanent shops and traders' stalls was intended to attract costermongers away from the streets. It was a spectacular (and very expensive) failure and closed as a market around 1890. It was badly damaged during World War II and demolished in the 1960s. The majority of traders were fishmongers and vegetable sellers.
Click below for list of tokens from Columbia Market
