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Unfortunately, the second instalment of the Oxford Street market wasn’t to last as Swansea was bombed heavily during the Luftwaffe raids of WWII; its lavish glass roof shattered and much of the interior completely destroyed.
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Coakley-Greene fishmongers is still going today!
It was crucial that the market continue, as it was a vital food supplier for the city. So it was temporarily housed in Singleton Street above the bus garage throughout the war allowing it to keep serving the people of Swansea.
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Luckily, the external walls remained standing, so in 1941 after clearing the rubble and debris, traders moved back into the shell of the market, enduring the climate. It remained open-air throughout the 1940’s and 1950’s.