held officially on Saturdays until 1874, when the Butter Market building closed; and afterwards as an unofficial Saturday street market. Although much of the old marketplace triangle was built up by the 19th century, a small open space remained in Market Street, immediately behind the Butter Market building, and this became the main focus of street trading. However, in 1893 the entire triangle (by this date known as Middle Row) was comprehensively cleared and redeveloped by Croydon Corporation. This development pushed all street trading activities into Surrey Street. In 1922, the street market was taken over by Croydon Corporation, and relaunched as a 6-day market (Monday to Saturday), which it remains. Saturday continues to be the busiest trading day. In November 1994 the market received a royal visit from H.R.H. Charles, Prince of Wales. Present day Surrey Street is located behind the Grants of Croydon entertainment complex. The market stretches the whole length of the road. In 2013 there were 75 stalls in the street, as well as shops including Iceland and KFC. The market is regularly used as a location for television, film and advertising. Since 1997 Croydon Council has run an annual "Good Stall Award" to encourage stallholders to maintain good trading practices. See also St George's Walk North End, Croydon References Further reading External links Croydon Council Markets site Streets in the London Borough of Croydon Retail markets in London Shopping in the London Borough of Croydon History of the London Borough of Croydon