Comments on: A Tribute To Greenwich Village Market

By: Jo Tyler

Jo Tyler — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:37:30 +0000

I ran a stall on Bosuns yard in the 1990′s. It was a fabulous friendly place to work. As a single parent with a 3 year old- I was able to take my child to work with me, and earn a decent living.

Markets are one of the few ways left for young people and self starters to begin a business without getting into massive debt.

I now live in Cornwall and was researching a way to bring Cornish Crafts and makers into the city market when I found this article. Greenwich market is a national treasure.

By: John Humphries House | Greenwich.co.uk

John Humphries House | Greenwich.co.uk — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:49:35 +0000

[...] the building and its annex became home to a wide variety of small businesses and art studios. The Village Market was set up in the car park and would take place every weekend, causing much disappointment when it [...]

By: University’s £76million Stockwell Street plans submitted | Greenwich.co.uk

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:32:19 +0000

[...] former Village Market site had previously been ear-marked for a mixed use development but the University acquired the [...]

By: steve

steve — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:30:36 +0000

Went to Greenwich for the shopping. My first visit in 9 years. Won’t be going back. Its incrediably short sighted of the council to let these markets go. Greenwich was basically empty. Such a sad loss to what used to be an oasis of history and culture in South London. It felt like a place that people “go through”, not “go to”.

By: University to begin work at Stockwell Street | Greenwich.co.uk

University to begin work at Stockwell Street | Greenwich.co.uk — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:55:01 +0000

[...] weekend will mark the one year anniversary of the end of the much-loved Village Market which was held every weekend at the Stockwell Street [...]

By: Shortlisted Architects for Stockwell Street Redevelopment Announced | Greenwich.co.uk

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:57:44 +0000

[...] for the University of Greenwich at the site that was, until very recently, home to the much loved Greenwich Village Market and some office buildings. Previous plans for a mixed use development on the site were approved by [...]

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:57:21 +0000

I thought consultation meant asking the public what they thought and then adapting your plans if necessary. Well, thats what I thought a consultation process meant!
It appears that Greenwich Hospital have already submitted their application to Greenwich Council so the ‘consultation’ was more of a telling residents what is going to happen. But, you can comment online to Greenwich Council. Maybe you think that the Durnsford Street buildings should be integrated into the plans or think that the cobblestones add character. If so, here’s your chance

http://onlineplanning.greenwich.gov.uk/acolnet/planningonline/acolnetcgi.gov?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPNAME=Root.PgeResultDetail&TheSystemkey=61073

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:32:23 +0000

Having looked at the consultation plans it seems that there is very little intrinsically wrong with the plans – unimaginative maybe, but not too horrendous (excepting those awful white plastic canopies that are just hideous, cheap looking and less appealing than the roof there at the moment)
A couple of points that do strike me are that it looks like the market itself will be made smaller – maybe we should just give up now and stop speaking of Greenwich as a market town. Markets support small businesses and attract tourists but Greenwich’s markets have been reduced to a token gesture now so perhaps best to write it out of the equation. However, I do applaud the decision to use the market space for community and cultural events – something that Greenwich sorely lacks
I also wonder what Grenwich Hospital Trust will do to encourage trading diversity on the site. Certainly extortionate rents won’t help anyone so let’s hope they have an alternative plan in mind to encourage interesting traders onto the site
Finally, my bugbear, timing! Will the market really join Stockwell Street, Cutty Sark, Greenwich Hospital, the visitor centre, various buildings in the town centre, Lovells Wharf and new and future additions; the foot tunnel, Maritime Museum and Greenwich Park as being yet ANOTHER boarded up section of the town?
Does nobody in the council (planning perhaps?) take a strategic view of the incredibly negative impact all this will have on both residents and tourists (and consequently local business). What exactly is the point of the current advertising campaign for the town when the town is now about 30% boarded up? I think all plans for modernisation should be shelved to post 2012 so that Greenwich isn’t the proverbial ghost town for the next 3 years.

By: University of Greenwich Buys Village Market site in Stockwell Street | Greenwich.co.uk

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:34:05 +0000

[...] was interested in buying the land in Stockwell Street that had been home to the much loved Village Market, and the rather tired looking John Humphries [...]

By: Don

Don — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:59:08 +0000

Went to Greenwich yesterday purely to go to this market to buy some chairs and couldn’t believe it had gone. Does anyone know where the furniture seller who was just inside King William passage has gone?

Thanks
Don