Hungerford Market

"Hungerford Market, from the bridge, in 1850". Engraving by "WHP" published in Edward Walford's "Old and New London", 1878. New Hungerford Market, built circa 1832, viewed from Hungerford Bridge. The Church of St Martins-in-the-Field is visible in the background
New Hungerford Market, River Thames front, view before the building of Hungerford Bridge

Hungerford Market was a produce market in London, at Charing Cross on the Strand. It existed in two different buildings on the same site, the first built in 1682, the second in 1832. The market was first built on the site of Hungerford House, next to Durham Yard, the town house of the Hungerford family. The house had burned down in 1669 as is recorded in the Diary of Samuel Pepys.[1] It was replaced by a new Italianate market building by Charles Fowler, which opened in 1833. The new market was unsuccessful. It was damaged when the adjoining Hungerford Hall burned down in 1854, and was sold to the South Eastern Railway in 1862. Charing Cross railway station was built on the site and opened in 1864.[2]

  1. ^ 25 April/26 April 1669. Samuel Pepys Diary April 1669
  2. ^ Charing Cross, the railway stations, and Old Hungerford Market, Old and New London: Volume 3 (1878), pp. 123-134 accessed: October 15, 2007