Romford Market

Romford Market
Market place without stalls
Location	Romford, Havering, Greater London
Coordinates	51°34′45″N 0°10′54″E / 51.57912°N 0.18170°E / 51.57912; 0.18170Coordinates: 51°34′45″N 0°10′54″E / 51.57912°N 0.18170°E / 51.57912; 0.18170
Address	Tollgate House, Market Place
Opening date	1247
Management	Havering London Borough Council
Owner	Havering London Borough Council
Environment	Outdoor
Goods sold	General goods, food
Days normally open	Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Number of tenants	270 stalls (150 regular traders)
Parking	Coaches only
Website	havering.gov.uk/romfordmarket

The new (March 2007) market building

Welcome sign on the edge of Romford

Romford Market is a large open market with 270 stalls,^[1]^[2] located in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England. The market is open on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm (5 pm on Saturdays).^[2]

History

The market originated as a sheep market in 1247.^[3] Under the Royal Charter of the Liberty of Havering, granted by King Henry III no other market is permitted to set up within a day's sheep drive (six and two-thirds miles) of Romford. The market is the subject of a 1726 legal case called Keech v. Sandford.^[4] This is one of the foundational cases of English trust law, on the fiduciary duty of loyalty. The market was also used to film parts of The Prodigy's music video for the track "Voodoo People" remixed by Pendulum, and also a film starring Chris Kamara.

Transport

The market is a hub on the London Bus network with services to Canning Town, Leytonstone, Stratford, Rainham, Dagenham, Barkingside, Cranham, Barking, Ilford and Central London.^[5]

Future

As of 2007, Havering London Borough Council have plans to redevelop the market, change the layout and offer a more diverse range of goods.^[6]

References

↑ "Romford market". National Market Traders Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
1 2 Havering London Borough Council – Romford Market
↑ English History Online – Romford Economic History
↑ Keech v. Sandford (1726) Sel Cas. Ch.61
↑ Transport for London – Buses from Romford (PDF)
↑ BBC London News – New look for Romford Market. 26/03/07.

Markets in London

Historic	Old Billingsgate Covent Garden Cumberland Market Farringdon Fleet Hungerford Market Leadenhall Metropolitan Cattle Smithfield Old Spitalfields

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 Chapel Chrisp Street Deptford Earlham Street East Street Edmonton Green Exmouth Lower Marsh Merton Abbey Mills Queen's Queen's Crescent Rathbone Ridley Road Shepherd's Bush Strutton Ground Sunday UpMarket Walthamstow

Modern wholesale	Billingsgate Fish New Covent Garden New Spitalfields Smithfield Western International

London Borough of Havering

Districts	Ardleigh Green Chase Cross Coldharbour Collier Row Cranham Elm Park Emerson Park Frog Island Gallows Corner Gidea Park Hacton Harold Hill Harold Park Harold Wood Havering-atte-Bower Heath Park Hornchurch Noak Hill North Ockendon Rainham Rise Park Romford Rush Green South Hornchurch Upminster Upminster Bridge Wennington

Attractions	CEME The Diver Havering Museum Langtons Queen's Theatre Rainham Hall Rainham War Memorial The Rom Tithe Barn Museum Upminster Windmill

Major retail	The Brewery The Liberty The Mercury Romford Market

Places of worship	St Andrew, Hornchurch St Edward the Confessor, Romford St John, South Hornchurch St Helen and St Giles, Rainham St Laurence, Upminster St Mary Magdalene, North Ockendon

Parks and open spaces	Bedfords Park Dagnam Park Harrow Lodge Park Havering Country Park Hornchurch Country Park Hylands Park Pyrgo Park Tylers Common Wildspace Conservation Park Upminster Park

Constituencies	Dagenham and Rainham (part) Hornchurch and Upminster Romford

Tube and rail stations	Elm Park Emerson Park Gidea Park Harold Wood Hornchurch Rainham Romford Upminster Upminster Bridge

Other topics	Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Public transport Schools

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