Market Place formed part of Unwin’s 1911-12 plan for the ‘New (Hampstead Garden) Suburb’
Market Place was intended as a neighbourhood shopping centre serving the daily needs of the houses to the north and the south. The inclusion of a petrol station and garage in the plan indicated the new focus on the car, and the expectation that this area would serve the prosperous middle class nearby.
The first block of shops with flats above, occupying the southwest corner of Market Place, was built in 1922 and designed by J.C.S. Soutar.
Development proceeded slowly with the northwest block (by Butler) constructed in 1928, the southeast corner in 1932 and the final corner (by Marshall and Tweedy) in 1933.
Parallel shopping blocks followed on either side of Market Place between 1933 and 1936.
