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The Market began on Atlantic Road in the 1870s and subsequently spread to Brixton Road which had a very wide footway. Brixton then was a rapidly expanding London railway suburb with newly opening shops, including the first London branch of David Greig at 54-58 Atlantic Road in 1870, and London's first purpose-built department store, Bon Marché, on Brixton Road in 1877. [2]
Brixton Market in Electric Avenue, 2007. Electric Avenue is a street in Brixton, London built in 1888. [1] It was the first market street to be lit by electric lights. [2] [3] Today, Electric Avenue contains national retail chains (Boots, Greggs, and Iceland), plus various local food and housewares retailers.
Brixton is mainly residential, though includes Brixton Market and a substantial retail sector. [4] It is a multi-ethnic community, with a large percentage of its population of Afro-Caribbean descent. [5] It lies within Inner London and is bordered by Stockwell, Clapham, Streatham, Camberwell, Tulse Hill, Balham and Herne Hill. [6]
Brixton Road, looking north. Brixton Road is a road in the London Borough of Lambeth (south London, England), leading from the Oval at Kennington to Brixton, where it forms the high street and then forks into Effra Road and Brixton Hill at St Matthew's church at the junction with Acre Lane and Coldharbour Lane.
Borough Market This is a list of markets in London. Greater London is home to a wealth of covered, outdoor and street markets. Many specialise in a particular type of goods or sell different things on different days. Most open very early in the morning and close early or late afternoon. Markets in London have their origins in the Middle Ages and ancient charter; set up to serve the population ...
The former Bon Marché building facing Brixton Road Topland House. Bon Marché was a department store based in Brixton, London, England. It was the first purpose built department store in the city. [1] The store was founded in 1877 by James Smith of Tooting [2] [3] after he won a fortune at Newmarket races.
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Taylor McWilliams (born October 1980) is an American real estate developer and part-time DJ, who owns most of London's Brixton Market. [2] McWilliams is originally from Texas, and by 2014, was based in Earls Court/Fulham, London. [1] [3] In 2018, McWilliams acquired Brixton market against competition from Mike Ashley and Aidan Brooks. [4]