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The 19th century Marsh Street, a rural lane, was transformed into the High Street by Victorian expansion. The street market dates from 1885. Today it is the centre of Walthamstow, with the main rail and tube station, bus station, post office and Central Library, and most of the commercial development
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stretches the entire length of the High Street, apart from the last 100 metres of the street, and has about 500 stalls. The street is lined with shops of different sizes, from small traditionally sized shops to large supermarkets. Generally, the shops do not extend into the side streets, which are
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There are many independent small shops specialising in ethnic foods (Polish, Russian, Indian, Chinese, Caribbean, South Asian etc.), Halal and English butchers, fabrics, household goods, etc. There are many cafes: English, Indian, Turkish, Portuguese, Chinese and others, and just one
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supermarket. Selborne Road, which runs parallel to the High Street, provides access for cars and buses. On that side the complex presents a blank facade except for one pedestrian entrance, and the car park ramps.
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Five days a week (Tuesday - Saturday), the High Street is dominated by Walthamstow Market, and Saturdays are crowded. The Town Square, adjacent to the main market, is home to an occasional Saturday
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The Mall Selborne Walk is a much larger complex with shop frontages on the High Street, and an indoor shopping mall. Most of the units are chains, the largest being
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feel whilst absorbing influences from the diverse cultures of the area. The overall tone is downmarket but with many interesting and enjoyable aspects.
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Sainsbury's supermarket is set in a development which includes a few other shops, which use the street frontage that
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does not need, and a two-storey car park above. There is a lift connecting the public car park to the supermarket.
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There are two main areas of new building along the High Street beside the market, each containing a supermarket*
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The High Street area has a diverse, ethnically mixed population. Forty-one per cent of residents (in the
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as a whole) are classified as black or minority ethnic, mostly Pakistani and African-Caribbean.
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in Rome, which is 2 km long ). It occupies all but the last 100 metres (330 ft) of
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The market runs along the pedestrianised high street
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