The traders could move easily to the new population centres and enabled people to buy provisions without having to travel to the central London wholesale markets.

In the early morning traders would load their barrows at the wholesale markets, clean and sort the goods, and then sell them in the new suburban streets.

In the mid-1980s the market was thriving, with about fifty stalls predominantly selling fruit, vegetables, cheese, meat, fish, and household goods.

While the range of products had remained similar to that of ten years before, the stalls closest to Camden High Street had changed their lines to souvenirs.

However, as the traditional shops turned into bars and eateries to cater to Camden's booming tourist and night-time economies the market evolved towards clothing, souvenirs, and street-food.

[13] After 2010 the market mostly sold clothing, souvenirs, and street food, with the last fruit and vegetable stand leaving some years after the nearby bus stop was closed.