[The greenest or the most intense green spot
in London was the fruit and vegetable market
of Covent Garden.' Touching on the history
of the market, the book says that in
the early 1700s, shops were set up in
two rows in the area.
This market expanded in the middle
of the 19th century, selling vegetables,
fruit and flowers. 'It became the most famous
market in England,' the book reveals.
Today, the 'bustle of the old trades has
gone from Covent Garden but the spirit
of the market survives in the new life
of the piazza where the street musicians,
jugglers, acrobats, as well as the shops
and restaurants of the present consumer
period, still thrive' ]
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