Covent Garden Market
Covent Garden Market sits at the heart of a district that links the Royal Opera House to a long, layered history. Once fields in the Anglo-Saxon era, this area grew into a walled arable plot by around 1200, later known as the “garden of the Abbey and Convent,” and then “Convent Garden” after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. By 1654, a small open‑air fruit-and-vegetable market had begun on the south side of the fashionable square, anchoring Covent Garden as a bustling hub of commerce and social life. Inigo Jones, commissioned by the 4th Earl of Bedford, helped shape the square with Italianate arcades and the church of St Paul’s, a design that was innovative for London and influenced later town planning. Today, the central square preserves its market heritage while hosting a thriving mix of shops, street performers, theatres, and museums, including the London Transport Museum and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. …
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