The historic site in Britain’s capital has been a market for centuries. The local authority voted this week to close it.
The site was in use from at least the 12th Century for the sale of livestock, with the City of London being granted market ...
Smithfield meat market and Billingsgate fish market in London are set to close and be turned into cultural and housing ...
The City of London Corporation has shelved plans to relocate Smithfield and Billingsgate fish markets to a £1 billion ...
It is shortly after 4am in central London and a fleet of white transit vans is pulling into parking bays. Porters bent double ...
Two of London’s most famous markets — one selling fish, the other meat — are set to close in the coming years, bringing an ...
The oldest meat market in London will close after more than 800 years. The fate of Smithfield Market – celebrated for its ...
There has been a meat market on the site for more than eight centuries, but after 2028 that is set to change after a ...
The trouble with capitalism is it has no soul. It only values what can be measured in currency, which means that less ...
The site, alongside Billingsgate Fish Market, is due to close in 2028 after a City of London Corporation vote this week ...
Smithfield dates back to 1327, when Edward III gave the City of London Corporation the right to run a meat market ...