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East Street Market
East Street Market
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APPENDIX 2
There are also a number of social enterprises, community groups and associations active in the area including the Walworth Society, InSpire and Nelsons TRA. Currently the key challenges in this area are:
- East Street Market relating to the condition of stalls, lack of
diversity and quality of goods, lack of branding and online presence, poor relationship to the shops, low footfall, vacant plots
- Shops on East Street including vacancy, condition of
shopfronts, lack of diversity and quality of goods
- Lack of social and dwell space along East Street
- Relationship of Nursery Row Park to East Street
- Confl
ict of pedestrians, vehicles and cyclists at junctions
- Poor quality of public realm especially along Walworth Place
Area context and challenges
The ‘East Street Market’ character area focuses on the portion of East Street that runs from the Walworth Road junction to Dawes Steet. It takes into account the relationship
- f the high street to its surrounding neighbourhood, open
spaces and other assets. East Street Market has been in the Walworth area in one form
- r another since the 16th century. It runs along East Street
selling a range of general goods such as fruit, cosmetics, clothes, lampshades and fabrics. The market is important to the local neighbourhood and defi nes this area’s character. Nursery Row Park is a popular park situated on East Street that provides a number of connections to the wider Walworth
- neighbourhood. Faraday Gardens is another popular open
space that is located just off the high street. Robert Browning Primary School and the University Academy of Engineering South Bank are important local assets that bring a diverse range of people to East Street.
Looking down East Street Market Nursery Row Park forecourt