building remains. In the early 20th century, as the trade in live animals diminished, a bric-a-brac market developed, which after the Second World War transferred south of the Thames to become the New Caledonian or Bermondsey Market. The markets in the area of the old Metropolitan Cattle Market finally closed in 1963. Redevelopment The northern part of the main market site was redeveloped by the Greater London Council (GLC) as the Market Estate and completed in 1967 to a design by architects Farber & Bartholomew. On the western area where sheep were kept, the Corporation built the York Way Estate to designs by McMorran & Whitby and completed in 1969. The southern area of the market, south of Market Road, where the cattle were kept and where the slaughter houses were is now sports pitches. The rest forms Caledonian Park. At the break-up of the GLC, Market Estate was transferred to the control of the local authority, London Borough of Islington. After years of poor maintenance and declining social conditions, the estate was transferred to a registered social landlord, Southern Housing, in 2005. The estate was regenerated, with the original blocks being demolished and replaced with a new layout of streets. The project was completed in 2012 by architects HTA and contractors, Higgins Construction. See also Foreign Cattle Market, Deptford, London's other livestock market References External links Friends of Caledonian Park Museum of London Picture Library Caledonian Cattle Market, early 20th century Carpet stall, 1930 Former buildings and structures in the London Borough of Islington Wholesale markets in London Former parks and open spaces of London