The hustle and bustle of Roman Road Market [photoessay]
This series of black and white photographers taken on a cold but sunny winter’s day by local resident Tabitha Stapely celebrates the diversity of Roman Road Market in Bow, East London.
Multiculturalism has always been a defining characteristic of the East End and Bow’s Roman Road offers a something for everyone. Visitors come here to buy anything from fresh meat and dairy from the butcher’s stall; pipping hot spinach and cheese filled gozlem from the turkish street food stall; discount designer homeware (there’s a good line in end-of-line ranges from Made.com); fabrics galore, and bargain fashion and jewellery.
![A stall selling jewellery with Asian and Black Afro-Caribbean women shoppers on Roman Road Market, Bow, East London.](https://romanroadlondon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Roman-Road-Market-Bow-London-bw-23-crop-02-stalls-1024x683.jpg)
![Roman Road Market stall selling farm fresh meat and dairy produce with elderly white british man wearing flat cap and pushing shopping cart and elderly woman wearing a hat and putting money in purse, black and white photography.](https://romanroadlondon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Roman-Road-Market-Bow-London-bw-01-black-white-1024x683.jpg)
![Afro-Caribbean woman trader selling women's underwear on Roman Road Market, East London.](https://romanroadlondon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Roman-Road-Market-Bow-London-bw-67-stalls-1024x683.jpg)
![Woman waiting for her Turkish gozleme at a food stall on Roman Road Market, East London.](https://romanroadlondon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Roman-Road-Market-Bow-London-bw-38-stalls-1024x683.jpg)
![A couple shopping for rugs at Roman Road Market, Bow, East London.](https://romanroadlondon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Roman-Road-Market-Bow-London-bw-53-black-white-1024x683.jpg)
![Mother with her children looking at shoes and boots on Roman Road Market, Bow, East London.](https://romanroadlondon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Roman-Road-Market-Bow-London-bw-35-stalls-1024x683.jpg)
![View of clothes rails and shoppers on Roman Road Market, Bow, East London.](https://romanroadlondon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Roman-Road-Market-Bow-London-bw-13-black-white-1024x683.jpg)
![Young boy getting his hair cut at Hassan's hair salon on Roman Road, Bow, East London.](https://romanroadlondon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Roman-Road-Market-Bow-London-bw-69-haircut-1024x683.jpg)
Roman Road Market opening times