Petticoat Lane Market, Whitechapel, London

Crowds jostle around the stalls on a busy day in Middlesex Street, part of Petticoat Lane Market. The stall in the foreground seems to sell bric-a-brac, and a placard bearing the legend 'Flee from the wrath to come' is paraded.

Location

Greater London Stepney

Period

1950s (1950 - 1959)

Tags

street scene people diversity market stall shop clothing 1950s (1950 - 1959)