Knitted egg cosies hanging on line with colourful clothes pegs.
Knitted delights @ Fields of Light
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Designer maker stalls at Sunday market [photoessay]

Tabitha Stapely

On Sunday 7 December, Roman Road Market was lined with designer maker stalls, selling hand crafted, homemade and local produce from Bow and East London for the Roman Road Winter Winter Festival.

(Prints of photographs are available from Fields of Light Photography.)

Vintage biscuit tin full of Roman Road LDN pins, with Roman Road Winter Festival postcard.
Roman Road LDN pins @ Fields of Light Photography
Sparkly glitter reindeer Christmas tree decorations in silver and gold.
Sparkly Christmas decorations @ Fields of Light Photography
Market stall selling Roman Road LDN tote bags and pin badges.
Roman Road LDN merchandise @ Fields of Light Photography
Old fashioned market stall rigs in East End Roman Road Market.
Back to back stalls @ Fields of Light Photography
Market stall selling ankle wet weather boots.
Spats Boots @ Fields of Light Photography
Cake stands with mince pies and gingerbread at a market stall.
Homemade mince pies and ginger bread men @ Fields of Light Photography
Market stall selling homemade jams and marmalades.
Love Jam @ Fields of Light Photography
Vintage suitcase with red lining filled with designer and vintage homeware accessories.
Laura Lea designer maker stall @ Fields of Light Photography
Girl looking longingly at knitted soft toys on a market stall.
I want that one – and this one @ Fields of Light Photography
Women in wooly hat and scarf holding two felt robin tree decorations.
Felt robin tree decorations @ Fields of Light Photography
Knitted egg cosies hanging on line with colourful clothes pegs.
Knitted delights @ Fields of Light Photography
Man with small white dogs walking past market stalls
Design maker stalls at Roman Road Winter Festival @ Fields of Light Photography
Children's t-shirt with peace sign
Cleo Cobb t-shirt @ Fields of Light Photography
Red bunting flying in wind with festoon lighting on market stall with green and white tarp.
Market stall at Roman Road Winter Festival @ Fields of Light Photography
Market stall selling ankle wet weather boots, at dusk lit by festoon lighting.
Night closes in on Spats Boots

Street food stalls

There was a huge selection of tasty street food at Roman Road Winter Festival’s Sunday market on 7th December, from world cuisines to festive favourites including mince pies, mulled wine, apple strudel and hot chocolate. Best of all, these food traders were all local.

 

Laughing Vietnamese women selling street food from green gazebo with bunting.
Mamas to Market @ Fields of Light Photography
Zoe's Ghana Kitchen street food stall with garland saying Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen © Fields of Light Photography
Street food stall with woman smiling and standing in front of African print fabric
Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen © Fields of Light Photography
Street stall selling mulled wine
Vinarius mulled wine © Fields of Light Photography
Street food stall with green and white tarpaulin, and huge vat of curry stew.
© Fields of Light Photography
Street food stall selling french patisseries.
Saint Sugar of London © Fields of Light Photography
Street food stall cooking Gozleme, traditional Turkish pancakes.
Oh My Gozleme © Fields of Light Photography
Young couple standing against green and white tarpaulin street food stall wearing black apron.
G.Kelly’s apple strudel and hot chocolate stall © Fields of Light Photography
Woman in a hairnet selling Indian food at street food stall with Merry Christmas garland in felt multi-coloured lettering.
Dhaba Lane @ Fields of Light Photography
Piles of muffins at street food stall.
Bow Belly © Fields of Light Photography
Woman in big coat and reindeer antlers hat, selling chocolate brownies at street food stall.
Almond Kitchen @ Fields of Light Photography

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Tabitha Stapely

Tabitha Stapely is the founder of Social Streets C.I.C, a not-for-profit media company using journalism to strengthen communities, particularly those in disadvantaged or neglected areas. Prior, Stapely was a writer and editor for national titles including The Telegraph Saturday Magazine, Elle and Red magazines.

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