Three of the five entrances to the market are off-putting in the extreme. Worst of the bunch visually is the east end of Turnpin Lane:
To the right, there is the horrid scaffolding narrowing the already confined entrance by almost one-half. To the left, Frank the Yank has had his bar fitted with outward opening doors which are locked open, narrowing the entrance still further. GSM complete the hostile picture by having no signage whatever. Would it occur to you to look for one of London's great markets here?On the south side of the market is the slightly grand Nelson Road entrance. This looks to me like an original Joseph Kay feature, only slightly marred by the pipes and cables routed through it:
The let down here is the emptiness of the shops on both sides. Warwick Leadlay's fascinating shop should be on the left, but I understand they were unable to justify the price hike by Greenwich Hospital when their lease came up. By the by, you'd think Greenwich Hospital, given their naval connections, would have nurtured Warwick Leadlay. Not only was the shop stuffed with maritime prints, model ships, Nelsonia and the wonderful Warwick himself, but Anthony Cross, his business partner, is on the council of the 1805 Club, a charity for the preservation of Georgian naval monuments.The all but empty Biscuit store on the right is going for the "under offer" longevity award. The shop has been cluttered with Biscuit's promotional material for ages, but there's still no sign of life. Completing the unhappy picture, visible through the arch in the centre, is GSM's "we're only open on Wednesday and we only sell food, so bog off" sign. No surprise there.
And finally, Kay's splendid but restrained north entrance:
Greenwich Hospital isn't doing the portico any favours at the moment by framing it with scaffolding. But that just makes it hard for people to find the market, it doesn't stop them going in. That honour falls to the dead hand of GSM.I know you'll be getting a terrible feeling of déjà vu, but here it is again - that accursed sign. At the risk of repeating myself; this is not a food market and it isn't only open on Wednesday. This sign puts people off. For **** sake GSM - stop being so intransigent and get rid of these blasted signs.
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There is a new sign now too. On one side it advertises the Wednesday food market. On the other side it advertises the weekend market. Nowhere to be seen is any mention of the Thursday and Friday markets.
Also the original signs still remain and they show different closing times to the new sign. Why is this simple task being made so complicated. How difficult is it really to just have a sign that advertises all the days, what is sold on those days and the opening and closing times on those days.
Double sided, smart banners displayed at the market entrances and within the market. Is it really that hard? Flippin heck.
Yes, but if you look at the other posting you'll realise that they've only got an advertising budget of £30,000!!! Banners are obviously very expensive. So expensive they couldn't afford the proof reader!!! Or the bit of string to tie them on to the rafters. Or the cherry picker to put them up. I could go on and on but you get the gist- which is more than the customers do from the banners.
How did Frank get permission to have his doors open like that. They so obviously obstruct a public walkway.
The outward opening doors must have been passed as ok by the people in the know... in Town Plan i
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Are you sure about that? may be worth checking out as people do not always do what they should do where Building reg's are concerned
That's very true... people can and will do things on the quiet hoping that it's either not noticed or that everyone else thinks it's been passed as ok...
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