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Newcastle's variety of shopping extends to a number of interesting markets and the variety throughout the City Centre is complemented by colourful street stalls on almost every corner.
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The Grainger Market is the City's largest traditional market, situated in an elegant, classically styled building in Grainger Street near Grey's Monument. This under-cover market was the largest in Europe when first built in the 1830's. It sells mainly meat and vegetables with a good variety of game available. There are many other stalls, each with its own particular character. Hidden within is the unique "Marks and Spencer Original Penny Bazaar", the world's smallest Marks and Spencer store.
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Nearby is the Greenmarket, an extension of Eldon Square, which sells a variety of produce including fruit, vegetables, flowers, plants and a separate fish market.
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Newcastle's oldest market is the Bigg Market, held in the street of the same name on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Bigg is an ancient term for barley, and there has been a market in this area since Medieval times.
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The Sunday morning Quayside Market is held between 9.00 am - 2.30 pm on the historic Quayside under the Tyne Bridge. Its 200 stalls are immensely popular and the ideal place for bargain hunting. Also on Sunday the Armstrong Bridge Arts Market is held on the bridge over Jesmond Dene from 10.00 am - 4.00 pm. (weather permitting).
It's worth exploring away from the beaten track. There are many interesting and varied shops in Dean Street, Grainger and Clayton Streets and Westgate Road, with some excellent antiquarian book shops in these areas. The Newcastle Arts Centre in Westgate Road and Blackfriars, in the aptly named Monk Street, house numerous small craft shops.
Visitors from outside the EEC can also take advantage of tax free shopping. Contact the City Tourist and Information Service for information or for detailed enquiries, Fexco Tax Free Shopping Limited Fexco House, 15, Galena Road, LONDON, W6 0LT. Freephone enquiry number 0800 829 373. (Tel: (0181) 563 6650. Fax: (0181) 563 2646).
GRAINGER MARKET AND THE “MARKS AND SPENCER ORIGINAL PENNY BAZAAR
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The Marks and Spencer Original Penny Bazaar in the Grainger Market is the last surviving example of the shops that gave birth to a legend in retailing. It was Michael Marks who opened the first Penny Bazaar in the Kirkgate open air market in Leeds in 1834, with the motto "Don't ask the price - it's a penny!" It was hailed as a revolution, providing high quality goods at affordable prices to all.
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