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Originally Posted by
lindylou
St John's is pretty awful agreed but there is a place for shops of that sort.
Its good news that they are going to do it up.
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The market needs a lot doing to it and the disused upper level should go.
ha, I'm not a total snob
I did work in St John's market many years ago.
During the 1970s when it was thriving and a busy place. All the stalls were open and doing a roaring trade, the upstairs was in full swing, noisy and bright and there was always music playing from the record stall. I remember when the market would be really crowded and there would be queues of people waiting to be served. It was a good community among the stall holders too .
The market never picked up after the last fire.
I can't understand why they left the upstairs part to fall into such decline and remain empty and boarded up.
The market is not just a shadow of it's former self, but hardly recognisable form the days when I worked there.
As I said, It's just so depressing now.
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