London will have lost its soul when Smithfield is finally butchered
The trouble with capitalism is it has no soul. It only values what can be measured in currency, which means that less ...
The Mirror5d
Smithfield Market in London could close after almost 800 years with decision due today
Smithfield Market ... is located in the City of London, near the Barbican, St Paul's Cathedral and St Bartholomew's Hospital, and dates back to the 10th century. But a vote on whether it should ...
London Evening Standard2d
Smithfield Market: chefs bemoan the coming closure of one of London's only 24-hour operations
Smithfield dates back to 1327, when Edward III gave the City of London Corporation the right ... to admire the 19th century architecture. Christmas is always a special time there, too.
Yahoo4d
London will have lost its soul when Smithfield is finally butchered
By the 19th century, Smithfield was such a busy, squalid and unruly market that Charles Dickens campaigned for its closure on the grounds of public safety. The covered meat market, built in 1868 ...