The Daily Telegraph3d
‘Smithfield market is British history – but we’re being kicked out to make way for cafes’
Smithfield meat market, which dates from the 10th century, has been in continuous operation since medieval times. To begin with it was literally a field where farmers brought their livestock.
Daily Mail3d
Smithfield's 900 years of blood and guts: How traders at London's oldest meat market worked in Dickensian 'filth and mire' for centuries - as gruesome executions took place ...
But now that it has been announced that the capital's oldest meat market is to close - 900 years since trading began at Smithfield - a new, less bloody future beckons. In 1174, Smithfield was ...
Sky3d
Smithfield: Historic meat market to close after more than 800 years trading in London
London's Smithfield meat market is set to close after more than 800 years, with trading expected to cease for good after 2028. The City of London Corporation, which runs the site, said on ...
Yahoo Finance3d
London’s historic Smithfield meat market to close
London’s historic Smithfield meat market is set to close for good after more than 800 years of trading. The City of London Corporation said its council voted to stop operating Smithfield and ...
ABC News3d
Landmark fish and meat markets in London to close, ending 1,000 years of tradition
is set to present a bill to Parliament to bring an end to its responsibilities to operate the Billingsgate fish market and the Smithfield meat market, both of which have existed in some shape ...
Daily Mail3d
London's historic Smithfield meat market which is thought to be the oldest in the world is to close after more than 800 years
A famous meat market once targeted by pro-vegan campaigners is to close for good after more than 800 years of trading. London's historic Smithfield meat market and Billingsgate fish market ...