Berwick Street Market is a small market on Berwick Street in the heart of Soho

Soho

Soho is an area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London. Long established as an entertainment district, for much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation for sex shops as well as night life and film industry. Since the early 1980s, the area has undergone considerable...

, London

London

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, England

England

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, selling mainly fruit

Fruit

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 and vegetables and general goods. It is open Monday to Saturday from 9am until 6pm.

History

Berwick Street was built between 1687 and 1703. The market was established in the 18th century, though it was not officially recognised until 1892.

Description

In addition to the market, there are a collection of shops along the street, including some deli

Delicatessen

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s. It was also well known for its independent record shops especially through the 1990s into the early 21st century (including Vinyl Junkies, CD City, Sister Ray, and Mr Bongo's

Mr Bongo Records

Mr Bongo Records is a now Brighton based independent record label, independent film and publishing company specialising in world music and art house / world cinema. It was formed in 1989 by David 'Mr Bongo' Buttle, and operated out of London until 2003....

), however many have closed due to the emergence of digital downloading. The street is also home to a variety of studios and advertising firms, including Berwick Post, Silk Sound, Vivid London, Street Furniture and Felt Music.

There are also adult sex shows (including the Raymond Revuebar

Raymond Revuebar

The Raymond Revuebar was a theater and strip club at 11 Walker's Court, now The Box Soho, in the heart of London's Soho district. For many years, it was the only venue in London that offered full-frontal, on-stage nudity of the sort commonly seen in other cities in Europe and North America...

) and some smaller restaurants and bars. The street is crossed by Peter Street, Broadwick Street

Broadwick Street

Broadwick Street is a street in Soho, City of Westminster, London. It runs for 0.18 mile approximately west-east between Marshall Street and Wardour Street, crossing Berwick Street....

, D'Arblay Street and Noel Street.

Berwick Street was the location for the cover photograph of the (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

(What's the Story) Morning Glory?

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album by Oasis

Oasis (band)

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The nearest London Underground stations are Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus tube station

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, Oxford Circus

Oxford Circus tube station

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, Tottenham Court Road

Tottenham Court Road tube station

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 and Leicester Square

Leicester Square tube station

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.