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>MarshRuby is at number 30 Lower Marsh. Ruby started out on the street market. So heres something on london street markets and Lower Marsh Street Market and no.30 itself.
>London is a market town and the markets are as ancient as the city itself. They were introduced by the Romans. There have been frequent attempts to elliminate the markets over the years. Notably during the Fire of London in 1666 when they were considered a fire risk and banned by an act of parliament. But market traders persisted and remain today, just about. At weekends markets thrived and were where workers met for fun. Stall-holders were known as costermongers, a variety of apple. The most prosperous ones were elected as pearly kings and queens and their clothes were decorated with buttons made from sea shells.
>Lower Marsh is named because it lies on the site of the ancient lambeth marsh, which first appeared in historical records in 1377 and is now a lunchtime market. It was one of the most infamous of London's Victorian street markets. Frequented by prostitutes and pickpockets and lined with costermonger barrows. In those days the market stretched across Waterloo Road into the Cut which was the main part of the market. From all accounts it was riotous, unruly and often a frightening affair. Held from Saturday through to Sunday all night much to the outrage of the religious who deplored Sunday trading. Workers drank and danced away the weeks wages. Under the light of foul smelling naphtha lights stall holders sold a multitude of goods including not only household wares, clothes and meat but also hot eels to eat there and then, fortune tellers, entertainers all touting for business and song sheets for an impromptu sing-song. Today Lower Marsh is smaller and quieter but it still just about has a selection of lively stalls selling ladies and gents clothes, cds/dvds/games, shoes, fruit/veg and linens. Lower Marsh has also been featured in a number of adverts,films,newspaper and magazine reviews.
>Number 30 before we took over was a tattoo parlour called Tribalize and before that it was a fish and chip shop with two owners, notably Costas Fish Shop. And before that after the war, it was an ice-cream and doughnut shop. Prior to that, we don't know unfortunately. The floor in the bar area is Terrazzo which we are told was laid by prisoners of war just after WWII. If you wander around some other shops on Lower Marsh you'll find the same floor.
>London is a market town and the markets are as ancient as the city itself. They were introduced by the Romans. There have been frequent attempts to elliminate the markets over the years. Notably during the Fire of London in 1666 when they were considered a fire risk and banned by an act of parliament. But market traders persisted and remain today, just about. At weekends markets thrived and were where workers met for fun. Stall-holders were known as costermongers, a variety of apple. The most prosperous ones were elected as pearly kings and queens and their clothes were decorated with buttons made from sea shells.
>Lower Marsh is named because it lies on the site of the ancient lambeth marsh, which first appeared in historical records in 1377 and is now a lunchtime market. It was one of the most infamous of London's Victorian street markets. Frequented by prostitutes and pickpockets and lined with costermonger barrows. In those days the market stretched across Waterloo Road into the Cut which was the main part of the market. From all accounts it was riotous, unruly and often a frightening affair. Held from Saturday through to Sunday all night much to the outrage of the religious who deplored Sunday trading. Workers drank and danced away the weeks wages. Under the light of foul smelling naphtha lights stall holders sold a multitude of goods including not only household wares, clothes and meat but also hot eels to eat there and then, fortune tellers, entertainers all touting for business and song sheets for an impromptu sing-song. Today Lower Marsh is smaller and quieter but it still just about has a selection of lively stalls selling ladies and gents clothes, cds/dvds/games, shoes, fruit/veg and linens. Lower Marsh has also been featured in a number of adverts,films,newspaper and magazine reviews.
>Number 30 before we took over was a tattoo parlour called Tribalize and before that it was a fish and chip shop with two owners, notably Costas Fish Shop. And before that after the war, it was an ice-cream and doughnut shop. Prior to that, we don't know unfortunately. The floor in the bar area is Terrazzo which we are told was laid by prisoners of war just after WWII. If you wander around some other shops on Lower Marsh you'll find the same floor.
Contact Info
Address:
30 Lower Marsh
Waterloo
London SE1 7RG
United Kingdom
Waterloo
London SE1 7RG
United Kingdom
Tel:
020 7620 0593
Website:
http://www.marshruby.com/
Offering
- North Indian cuisine
- Lunch
- Dinner
- vegetarian menu
Hours of operation
| From | To | From | To | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Open | 11:30 | 15:00 | ||||
| Tuesday | Open | 11:30 | 15:00 | ||||
| Wednesday | Open | 11:30 | 15:00 | ||||
| Thursday | Open | 11:30 | 15:00 | 18:30 | late | ||
| Friday | Open | 11:30 | 15:00 | 18:30 | late | ||
| Saturday | Closed | ||||||
| Sunday | Closed | ||||||
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