1900 |
Chrisp Street market first establishes as a thriving Victorian local municipal market |
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1940 |
WW II bombing during the London Blitz decimated much of the area |
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1951 |
Festival of Britain |
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1951 |
Lansbury estate designed and built as part of the Living Architecture theme under the Festival of Britain |
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1952 |
Architect, Hugh Maxwell Casson, of Festival of Britain and Lansbury estate is knighted |
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1952 |
Iconic clock tower of Chrisp street is opened |
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1980s |
New market canopy cover is introduced to market. The all weather proof cover was designed to provide traders protection again the elements |
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1980s |
Market status changed from municipal to street market |
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2000 |
Leaside Regeneration Ltd began first wave of regeneration work |
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2001 |
Lansbury festival celebrations |
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2001 |
New lighting designed for clock tower |
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2003 |
New kids play area |
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2004 |
Ideas store opened |
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2004 |
Projector screen installed |
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2004 |
First autumn events programme |
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2005 |
New lighting features and environmental improvements in and around market square |
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2005 |
Summer events programme |
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2005 |
Mosaic feature on kids play area |
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