{"id":470286,"date":"2025-10-03T05:22:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T05:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/470286\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T05:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T05:22:13","slug":"plans-to-modernise-historic-london-market-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/470286\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans to modernise historic London market revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of London&#8217;s oldest street markets could be transformed with a new restaurant, roof terrace and central piazza under fresh plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kingston Ancient Market, which opened in Kingston town centre in 1170, was taken over in April by operator Between the Bridges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Between the Bridges said its proposals aim to &#8220;celebrate Kingston&#8217;s heritage while creating a more welcoming, inclusive and flexible space&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is consulting on the plans, which were amended following public feedback, ahead of submitting a formal planning application.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The market is currently home to 28 permanent stalls, including a fishmongers, bakery and street food stands, and is open every day from 10:00 to 17:00.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, traders said last year that online shopping and parking charges <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-london-68806699?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:had &quot;killed&quot; the 855-year-old market;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">had &#8220;killed&#8221; the 855-year-old market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">From 1 April, Between the Bridges took over the management from Kingston First, as part of Kingston Council&#8217;s plans to revive the attraction.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"An old, white brick building with three light green doors at the front. There is a golden statue above the doors, and a bin and benches in front of the building. This building is currently unoccupied.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/48c9d7c8945a98ee1075dcbb0c0c7ecb.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Grade II* listed Market House could become home to a new restaurant or caf\u00e9 [Charlotte Lillywhite \/ LDRS]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The plans include moving a statue to the edge of the Market Square, to create a central piazza that could host farmers&#8217; markets, concerts and fairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The operator also intends to revamp the Grade II* listed Market House, which has remained empty for the last few years, with a new restaurant or caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A roof terrace overlooking the square, new stalls, waste storage facilities and a new public toilet block underneath the central piazza are also proposed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/curation\/p0cjdwm5?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sounds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sounds<\/a> and follow BBC London on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCLondon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCLondonNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbclondon\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>. 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