to revitalise the area and its historic buildings with public and private investment in its improvements and new uses.

The name "Merchant City" was coined by historian and writer Charles Oakley in the 1960s, ahead of this regeneration.

The Merchant City has been promoted and built up in recent years as a residential, shopping and leisure area, mirroring Covent Garden in the West End of London. To this end many new bars and restaurants have been established. This has been complemented with

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