He was describing Covent Garden market. For centuries, Covent Garden was renowned for its fruit and vegetable market, which was there until 1974 when it moved out of central London to Nine Elms.

portfolio of prime property around London’s Covent Garden district, according to a statement on Thursday. The transaction, set to conclude in April, will hand £570 million in cash to Shaftesbury.

Though called a garden, Covent Garden isn't all about plants and flowers. Rather, it's a piazza and a collection of urban streets boasting numerous upscale stores as well as bars, restaurants ...