Whitechapel is considered by some to be the heart of the East End of
London and over the centuries has hosted Jewish settlers, Irish dock workers
and Bangladeshi workers in the 'rag trade'. It’s a street
market right opposite the Royal London Hospital, and you’ll come
on to it from Whitechapel underground station as you exit from it. The
road is so-named because it led to the white chapel of St Mary Matfelon,
made from white stone around 1250. In the 19th century, Whitechapel Road
was the most important market in the area.

So what can you buy there? It is run predominantly by Asian traders and
this is sometimes reflected in some of the goods on sale e.g. sari material
and herbs and spices. You can find bedding, jewellery, clothing, tools,
fresh fruit and veg, electrical goods – all sorts, open six days a week
from Monday to Saturday from 8.00 until 18.00.