Columbia Road Flower Market Is A Street Market In Bethnal Green In London, England. Columbia Road Is A Road Of Victorian Shops Situated Off Hackney Road In The London Borough Of Tower Hamlets. The Market Is Open On Sundays Only. The Columbia Road Flower Market Began As A Saturday Trading Market. It Was Moved To Sunday, By Act Of Parliament, In Order To Accommodate The Needs Of Local Jewish Traders. This Also Provided The Opportunity For Covent Garden And Spitalfields Traders To Sell Their Stock Left Over From Saturday. The Enduring Interest And Demand For Cut Flowers And Plants Were Introduced To The East End By Huguenot Immigrants. The Market Is Popular Not Only With Plant And Flower Buyers But Also With Photographers And Television Companies, Who Frequently Film There.

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