are recorded as being run by Leather Lane shopkeepers. Already the market is described as primarily serving people working in the area. By 1913 with the continuing commercialisation and industrialization of the Hatton Garden area the market had evolved into a lunch market catering to the needs of people working in local factories and offices. Management by local councils (1927–present) Metropolitan Borough of Holborn (1927–1965) The London County Council (General Powers) Act 1927 replaced police regulation with a new licensing regime administered by metropolitan borough councils. From 1927 to 1965 the market was managed by the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn. In the mid-1930s Mary Benedetta found the market still a mix of fresh and ready-to-eat food, flowers and plants, and household goods. London Borough of Camden (1965–present) In 1965 the Borough of Holborn was abolished and its area became part of the London Borough of Camden. The Council placed limitations on the number of stalls selling similar products and strictly limited the number of stalls trading ready-to-eat food. By the late nineties the traditional shops had largely given way to casual dining. The licensing system led to issues with subletting of stalls where due to a sixteen-year waiting list for licences, people on the waiting list would rent their pitch to actual traders whilst remaining the technical licensee. For this reasons, the Council revoked 23 licences in the period 1990–93. Following a period of decline for the market, in the 2000s, the Council relaxed its restrictions on ready to eat food and Leather Lane, again, became one of the largest street food markets in London. Middle Eastern food proliferated on the market in both shops and stalls leading to competitions to determine the best falafel available. The return to street food and the revived success of the market saw a return to the tensions that had beset the market in the mid-nineteenth century with some shopkeepers calling for the commodities of the traders to be restricted and the number of pitches reduced. Transport Bus Bus Routes 17, 46, 55, 243, and 341. Railway and tube The nearest stations are Chancery Lane and Farringdon. References External links camden.gov.uk/markets—Camden Council's markets webpages Leather Lane Market—National Market Traders Federation Tourist attractions in the London Borough of Camden Retail markets in London 17th-century establishments in England