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The Camden markets are a number of adjoining large retail markets in Camden Town near the Hampstead Road Lock of the Regent's Canal (popularly referred to as Camden Lock), often collectively named "Camden Market" or "Camden Lock". Among products sold on the stalls are crafts, clothing, bric-a-brac, and fast food. It is the fourth-most popular visitor attraction in London, attracting approximately 100,000 people each weekend. A small local foodstuffs market has operated in Inverness Street in Camden Town since the beginning of the 20th century. From 1974 a small weekly crafts market that operated every Sunday near Camden Lock developed into a large complex of markets. The markets, originally temporary stalls only, extended to a mixture of stalls and fixed premises. The traditional Inverness Street market started losing stalls once local supermarkets opened; by mid-2013 all the original stalls had gone, being replaced by stalls similar to those of the other markets, including fast food but not produce. The markets originally operated on Sundays only, which continues to be the main trading day. Opening later extended to Saturdays for most of the market. A number of traders, mainly those in fixed premises, operate throughout the week, although the weekend remains the peak period. Since 2014, the Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi, who accrued his fortune in the online gambling and pornography industries, has been buying property in the Camden Market area and as of March 2015, owns the four most important of the six sections of the market. Sagi intends to invest £300 million in developing the market area by 2018.〔 == The markets == The complex of Camden Market is composed of six distinct sections. Due to the popularity of the markets, visitor numbers increased so much that Camden Town tube station restricted Sunday afternoon access to incoming passengers only in order to prevent dangerous overcrowding of the narrow platforms. Chalk Farm and Mornington Crescent stations are a short walk away in either direction and not subject to restrictions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Camden Market」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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