The Open Market, Marshalls Row, Brighton

Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 4 Oct 2015

A view from the eastern entrance that links Ditchling Road. The Open Market originated after the First World War when ex-servicemen set up their barrows in neighbouring Oxford Street. These were soon moved to the Rose Walk on The Level, see Image, but after much popular pressure a site was found in 1926 in the gardens of a row of cottages in Marshall Row. The cottages were demolished in 1938 and permanent stalls were erected soon after. In 1960 the site was redesigned and expanded but began to decline from the 1970s onwards with the threat of closure sounded by the turn of the century. However, the traders drew up a business plan around 2006 and with the backing of the council the site was redeveloped again 2014 and is now covered containing 46 permanent stalls and a large space available for temporary pitches. The redesign has gone done well and the market still remains a place, as it always was, to get good quality fruit and veg and a very reasonable price. This view was taken on a Sunday when very little is open.

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