ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <head> <title>Open Market Brighton UK</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="description" content="The history and present of Brighton's Open Market, established during the 1920s."> <meta name="keywords" content="open,market,Brighton,uk,history,London,Road,shopping,centre,marshalls row,the Level" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="marketstyle.css" /> </head> <body> <div id="page"> <div id="top"> <div id="heading">The Open Market</div> <div id="subHeading"><a href="http://www.openmarket.org.uk">www.openmarket.org.uk</a><font color="#ffffff">---------</font>Brighton UK</div> </div> <div id="navigation"> <ul class="nav"> <li class='active'> <a href="market.html">Home - Market</a> </li> <li class='inactive'> <a href="mk004.html">1890s: Barrow boys</a> </li> <li class='inactive'> <a href="mk008.html">1890s: Early stalls</a> </li> <li class='inactive'> <a href="mk016.html">1919-1921: ex-service men</a> </li> <li class='inactive'> <a href="mk020.html">1921-1926: battle of Oxford Steet</a> </li> <li class='inactive'> <a href="mk024.html">1926: Marshall's Row site</a> </li> <li class='active'> <a href="mkfs.html">Francis Street</a> </li> <li class='inactive'> <a href="mk214.html">Pickles Snack Bar</a> </li> <li class='inactive'> <a href="mk520.html">Open Market Cafe</a> </li> <li class='inactive'> <a href="mk618.html">Ovett's bacon & eggs</a> </li> <li class='inactive'> <a href="mk516.html">Pet's Pantry</a> </li> <li class='inactive'> <a href="mk304.html">haberdashery</a> </li> <li class='inactive'> <a href="mk704.html">C.H. Mears</a> </li> <li class='inactive'> <a href="mk312.html">The Egg Shop</a> </li> <li class='inactive'> <a href="mk308.html">Market flower shop</a> </li> <li class='active'> <a href="mk404.html">Marshall's Row</a> </li> <li class='inactive'> <a href="mk408.html">C.H. Mears</a> </li> <li class='inactive'> <a href="mk620.html">Andrew's fish shop</a> </li> </ul> <div class="spacer">&nbsp;</div> <div class="spacer" id="navimage"></div> <div class="spacer">&nbsp;</div> <div id="navbottom">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div id="bodytext"> <p><b>Open Market</b>: <a href="mk004.html">historical background</a> | <a href="mk214.html">Market Stalls still open</a> | <font color="#ffffff">---------</font>Link to <a href="http://www.prestoncircus.co.uk">London Road shopping area in pictures</a>.</p> <h1>Index (now in Francis St.)</h1> <img src="mkfs005.jpg" width=25% height=25%><img src="mkfs001.jpg" width=25% height=25%><img src="mkfs010.jpg" width=25% height=25%> <p align="left"><a href="#" onClick="history.go(-1)"></a> <input type=button value="Back" onClick="history.go(-1)"><font color="#ffffff">---------</font></p> <p> <ul> <li>1: The History of the Open Market in Brighton</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="mk004.html">1890s: Barrow boys - moved from Bond Street and Gardner Street to Upper Gardner Street</a> </li> <li><a href="mk008.html">1890s: Barrow boys - stall holders with regular sites and fly-pitchers</a> </li> <li><a href="mk016.html">1919-1921: Barrow boys (many ex-service men) congregate in Oxford Street: post World War I</a> </li> <li><a href="mk020.html">1921-1926: The Battle of Oxford Street: stalls & barrows moved to the Level</a> </li> <li><a href="mk024.html">1926: The barrows gain a permanent site on the cobble frontages of the cottages in Marshalls Row</a></li> </ul> <p></p> <li>2: The stalls in today's temporary Open Market - Francis Street</a> </li> <ul> <li><a href="mk214.html">Pickles Cafe and Snack Bar</a></li> <li><a href="mk520.html">The Open Market Cafe - soup & roll, salads, filled rolls, burgers (veggie, chicken, egg, bacon) & chips</a></li> <li><a href="mk618.html">Dave Ovett's stall specializing in high quality bacon, fresh eggs and free range eggs at low prices</a> </li> <li><a href="mk516.html">Pet's Pantry</a> - food, equipment and toys for domestic animals</li> <li><a href="mk304.html">haberdashery - wool a speciality (aran, yarn and normal; also Ra Ra skirts</a> </li> <li><a href="mk704.html">C.H. Mears Retail & Wholesale Fruiterers and Caterer - several sites</a> </li> <li><a href="mk312.html">The Egg Shop</a></li> <li><a href="mk308.html">The market flower shop</a></li> </ul> <p></p> <li>3: Other stalls still open - west end of Marshall's Row</a> </li> <ul> <li><a href="mk404.html">Marshall's Row - The West gate</a> </li> <li><a href="mk408.html">C.H. Mears, Retail & Wholesale Fruiterers and Caterer</a> </li> <li><a href="mk620.html">Andrew's fish shop</a> </li> </ul> <p align="center"><a href="#" onClick="history.go(-1)"></a> <input type=button value="Back" onClick="history.go(-1)"></p> <p><b><font color="#ff0000">The proposal to develop The Open Market between London Road and Ditchling Road and to construct the enabling residential development in Francis Street has now been agreed by Brighton and Hove City Council's Planning Committee.</font> See <a href="http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c1174420">Open Market Redevelopment</a> page on <a href="http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c1174420">Brighton and Hove City Council's website</a></b></p> <p><b>Stalls in Brighton's Open Market</b> are let by the owner: <a href="http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm">Brighton and Hove City Council</a>.<br /><br />In 2006, Brighton and Hove City Council produced a <a href="http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/downloads/bhcc/consultation/Open_Market_Survey_Report_-_Jan_07.pdf">snapshot report</a> on who uses the open market, what they buy, how much they spend and where they come from (by Brighton postcode). An accompanying <a href="http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/downloads/bhcc/consultation/Open_market_ANNEX_III_catchment_map.pdf">map</a> indicates that 16% of custom comes from the "BN2 3 _ _" postcode area.<br /><br /> Other web sites by <a href="ted.html">Ted Power</a>: <a href="brightonindex.html">Brighton Local History</a> and <a href="index.html">English language learning and teaching</a>.</p> <p><img src="http://www.btinternet.com/cgi-bin/counter/~ted.power"></p> </div> </div> </body> </html>