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Is it a market? Is it a street? Yes...

… it’s Exmouth Market, a street in London EC1

John Dales
10 March 2014
A photo of Exmouth Market I took in 2006. Glad to say the milk float is still a daily sight
A photo of Exmouth Market I took in 2006. Glad to say the milk float is still a daily sight
The streetscape, never all that attractive, certainly requires a bit of TLC today. That’s the food market setting up in the background
The streetscape, never all that attractive, certainly requires a bit of TLC today. That’s the food market setting up in the background
Comfortable for walking and cycling; but that obviously wasn’t enough to keep the now-closed bookshop on the right going
Comfortable for walking and cycling; but that obviously wasn’t enough to keep the now-closed bookshop on the right going
Especially when the sun is shining, Exmouth Market is a great place to be in or pass through
Especially when the sun is shining, Exmouth Market is a great place to be in or pass through

 

There are two, maybe three, reasons why I’m writing about a street called Exmouth Market this month. The first is that, since we moved just after the turn of the year, it’s now the street where my office is. The second is that it received the Academy of Urbanism ‘Great Street’ award in 2011. The (maybe) third reason is that, although it was off my previously beaten tracks, I once strolled along it in 2006, took a few photos while doing so, and have often referred to it...

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John Dales

John Dales

John Dales MSC BSC MCIHT CMILT Director, Urban Mov

John Dales is a streets design adviser to local authorities around the UK, a member of several design review panels, and one of the London mayor’s design advocates. He is a past chair of the Transport Planning Society, a former trustee of Living Streets, and a committee member of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety. He is director of transport planning and street design consultancy Urban Movement. 

 

j.dales@urbanmovement.co.uk
+44 (0)7768 377 150
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