Columbia market 1872 Size:large George Street in the North

George Street in the North East

burnt-out mansions and gently decaying factories

A waiter carries a tankard and bowl towards the gentlemen diners at their table

The section covers the area between Cloudesley Street in the North West

Columbia market 1872 Size:large George Street in the NorthAn illustration of Columbia market from 'London: a Pilgrimage' by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Dor, 1872. Columbia Market in Bethnal Green was built by the philanthropist, Angela Burdett Coutts. Jerrold writes that it was intended to 'bring cheap and good food within the reach of those who could least afford to be cheated of a farthing's worth. And so in 1868, under liberal regulations unknown in the old markets, the spacious avenues of a fine