There’d been a market trading officially for almost 300 years at Covent Garden, ever since the Duke of Bedford in 1670 acquired from Charles II a charter allowing a fruit and vegetable market to take place every day except Sundays and Christmas day. In the 1960s and 70s, Covent Garden was a shabby part of the West End marked for a brutal renovation, With the high-end shops, restaurants, lively Piazza and huge Apple Store, it’s difficult as it is to imagine these days.
In 1991 and 1992, Peter Marshall was in Covent Garden. If you were there, you could be in one of his pictures.
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Woman and model of Margaret Thatcher, 1991
Wild St, Covent Garden, Westminster, 1991
The building at left is no longer there.
Virtual Reality, Market, Covent Garden, Westminster, 1992
Tourist poses with policewoman and horse, Covent Garden, Westminster, 1990
Tarot Reading, Covent Garden Market, Covent Garden, Westminster, 1992, 92-4k-23
Punchball, 1992
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Man with snake, Bus, Covent Garden, Westminster, 1991
Human Jukebox, Covent Garden Market, Covent Garden, Westminster, 1990
Graffiti, Drury Lane, 1991
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Burnt out car, St Martin’s Lane, Covent Garden, Westminster, 1990
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Couple sitting on pavement, Covent Garden Market, Westminster, 1990
All Photos courtesy of Peter Marshall.
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