# New Spitalfields Market > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/New_Spitalfields_Market > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/New_Spitalfields_Market.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Spitalfields_Market > Source revision: 1344837492 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Fruit and vegetable market in London New Spitalfields Market Interactive map of the New Spitalfields Market area General information Type Wholesale market Location Leyton, London Borough of Waltham Forest, London, England Construction started 1987 Completed 1991 Opened May 1991 Owner City of London Corporation Technical details Floor area 31 acres (13 ha) Other information Facilities 115 trading units, cold storage, ripening rooms, parking, offices, catering supply units Website Official website **New Spitalfields Market** is a fruit and vegetable market on a 31-acre (13 ha) site in [Leyton](/source/Leyton), [London Borough of Waltham Forest](/source/London_Borough_of_Waltham_Forest). Located in [East London](/source/East_London), the market is owned and administered by the [City of London Corporation](/source/City_of_London_Corporation). The market is Europe's leading horticultural market specialising in exotic fruit and vegetables - and the largest revenue earning wholesale market in the UK.[1] ## History It had previously been located at [Spitalfields Market](/source/Old_Spitalfields_Market) just off Bishopsgate, on the east side of the [City of London](/source/City_of_London) in the [London Borough of Tower Hamlets](/source/London_Borough_of_Tower_Hamlets). Due to traffic congestion, lack of space for parking lorries, as well as out of date market buildings (e.g. poor [refrigeration](/source/Refrigeration) facilities) - the market was relocated out of the Tower Hamlets in the early 1990s.[2] This followed the move of [Covent Garden Market](/source/New_Covent_Garden_Market) and [Billingsgate Fish Market](/source/Billingsgate_Fish_Market) out of the city centre. The new, purpose-built location in [Leyton](/source/Leyton) opened in May 1991.[3] The wholesale fruit and vegetable market at [Stratford Market](/source/Stratford_Market) - founded in 1879 by the [Great Eastern Railway](/source/Great_Eastern_Railway) as a competitor to Spitalfields - also closed and consolidated at the New Spitalfields site.[4] The old market on the edge of the city was subsequently regenerated, becoming [Old Spitalfields Market](/source/Old_Spitalfields_Market) - with a range of public markets as well as independent local stores and restaurants.[5] ## The market today The market hall houses 115 trading units for wholesalers dealing in fruit, vegetables and flowers. Modern facilities in the market hall include cold storage rooms, ripening rooms and racking for [palletised](/source/Pallet) produce. The site has extensive parking facilities for customers, delivery vehicles and market personnel. There are four separate buildings providing modern self-contained units for catering supply companies. Over 9,688 square feet (900 m2) of office space is also provided, and there are five ancillary accommodation units with cafes, toilets and maintenance facilities. The services of a diesel/propane supplier, specialist pallet services and [forklift](/source/Forklift) truck maintenance companies are also available. Security for the market is provided by the [Market Constabulary](/source/City_of_London_market_constabularies).[6] The [Old River Lea](/source/Old_River_Lea) runs on the western edge of the site. ## Future In early 2019, the City of London Corporation's main decision-making body, the Court of Common Council, proposed that [Billingsgate Fish Market](/source/Billingsgate_Fish_Market), New Spitalfields Market and [Smithfield Market](/source/Smithfield_Market) should move to a new consolidated site in [Dagenham Dock](/source/Dagenham_Dock_wholesale_market).[7] A formal planning application was made in June 2020,[8] and received outline permission in March 2021. However, in November 2024, the Court of Common Council announced it did not intend to proceed with these plans as they were no longer economically viable; instead, Billingsgate Fish Market and Smithfield Market would close in or after 2028 with no replacements.[9] New Spitalfields Market was unaffected by the decision and would continue as a key London hub for wholesale fruit and vegetable produce.[10] ## See also - [List of markets in London](/source/List_of_markets_in_London) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Spitalfields"](https://newspitalfieldsmarket.co.uk/). *newspitalfieldsmarket.co.uk*. Retrieved 26 August 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["London Wholesale Markets Review (PDF)"](https://www.london.gov.uk/file/12723/download?token=j4mEZDd6). *[Greater London Authority](/source/Greater_London_Authority)*. July 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["History of New Spitalfields Market"](https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/supporting-businesses/business-support-and-advice/wholesale-markets/new-spitalfields-market/history-of-new-spitalfields-market). *[City of London](/source/City_of_London)*. Retrieved 26 August 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:2_4-0)** Cherry, Bridget. (2005). *London. 5, East*. O'Brien, Charles., Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1902-1983. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-300-10701-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-300-10701-3). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [57431801](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/57431801). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Visitor Information"](https://oldspitalfieldsmarket.com/visitor-information). *Old Spitalfields Market*. Retrieved 26 August 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["New Spitalfields Market > About Spitalfields"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110929233939/http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Business/Markets/New%2BSpitalfields%2BMarket/about.htm). *City of London website*. [City of London](/source/City_of_London). Archived from [the original](http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Business/Markets/New+Spitalfields+Market/about.htm) on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Tobin, Olivia (28 April 2019). ["Historic Smithfield Market to move as preferred new location revealed"](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/historic-smithfield-market-to-move-after-800-years-in-central-london-a4126721.html). *www.standard.co.uk*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ZGP-03Jun2020_8-0)** Garner-Purkis, Zak (3 June 2020). ["City of London lodges plans to move historic markets to Dagenham"](https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/city-of-london-lodges-plans-to-move-historic-markets-to-dagenham-03-06-2020/). *Construction News*. Retrieved 3 June 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Smithfield and Billingsgate: Meat and fish markets to close"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cje050wz22qo). *BBC News*. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["City of London Corporation ends markets' move to Dagenham as traders decide their next move"](https://news.cityoflondon.gov.uk/city-of-london-corporation-ends-markets-move-to-dagenham-as-traders-decide-their-next-move/). *City of London Corporation*. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024. ## External links - [New Spitalfields Market](https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/supporting-businesses/business-support-and-advice/wholesale-markets/new-spitalfields-market) on the [City of London](/source/City_of_London_Corporation) website - [Spitalfields Market Tenants’ Association](https://newspitalfieldsmarket.co.uk) [51°33′24″N 0°01′10″W / 51.556689°N 0.019526°W / 51.556689; -0.019526](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=New_Spitalfields_Market¶ms=51.556689_N_0.019526_W_region:GB-WFT_type:landmark_scale:5000_source:wikimapia) v t e Markets in London Historic Old Billingsgate Covent Garden Cumberland Market Farringdon Fleet Hungerford Market Leadenhall Metropolitan Cattle Smithfield Old Spitalfields Stratford Noted Bermondsey Borough Brick Lane Camden Lock Camden Passage Columbia Road Greenwich Petticoat Lane Portobello Road Historic charter Barking Barnet Croydon (Surrey Street) Romford Uxbridge Local Backyard Berwick Street The Blue Broadway Brixton Chalton Street Chapel Chrisp Street Deptford Earlham Street East Street Edmonton Green Exmouth Goodge Place Inverness Street Leather Lane Lower Marsh Merton Abbey Mills Plender Street Queen's Queen's Crescent Rathbone Ridley Road Seven Sisters Market Shepherd's Bush Strutton Ground Sunday UpMarket Swiss Cottage Walthamstow Watney Modern wholesale Billingsgate Fish New Covent Garden New Spitalfields Smithfield Western International --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [New Spitalfields Market](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Spitalfields_Market) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Spitalfields_Market?action=history)). 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