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London’s 850-Year-Old Smithfield Meat Market Is Set to Close
The historic site in Britain’s capital has been a market for centuries. The local authority voted this week to close it.
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 tangible qualities – such as beauty, nature, civic pride or historical meaning – are not factored into the balance sheet.
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 run a meat market
Historic London food markets that have operated for hundreds of years to permanently close
A pair of historic wholesale meat and fish markets in London will permanently close in the coming years. The Smithfield Market and Billingsgate Market will remain open for meat and fish sales, respectively, until “at least 2028” but will ultimately close their doors, the City of London Corporation said.
Smithfield: last orders for London’s historic meat market
Just before midnight, floodlit rows of heavy lorries block the streets around Smithfield market in the City of London. Their open doors reveal rows of dangling pig carcasses waiting to be hooked on to overhead rails and delivered to the butchers inside.
Landmark fish and meat markets in London to close, ending 1,000 years of tradition
Two of London’s most famous markets — one selling fish, the other meat — are set to close in the coming years, bringing an end to traditions stretching back to medieval times.
‘Smithfield is British history – but we’re being kicked out so they can fill the space with cafes’
It is shortly after 4am in central London and a fleet of white transit vans is pulling into parking bays. Porters bent double against the driving rain are rattling supermarket trolleys to and fro across the cobbles,
London’s Smithfield Market at Risk of Closure After More Than 800 Years
London's historic Smithfield meat market is at risk of being closed for good at a vote in the City of London. The City of London Corporation, which owns and operates the site, has previously planned to relocate the market and Billingsgate fish market to a new £1 billion development in Dagenham.
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
Smithfield: Historic meat market to close after more than 800 years trading in London
There has been a meat market on the site for more than eight centuries, but after 2028 that is set to change after a corporation vote put an end to its ownership.
London’s historic Smithfield meat market to close
London’s historic Smithfield meat market to close - The City of London Corporation has shelved plans to relocate Smithfield and Billingsgate fish markets to a £1 billion development in Dagenham.
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As a butcher I salute Smithfield – but it hasn’t caught up with the times
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Historic Smithfield and Billingsgate markets set to close after City pulls support for £1bn relocation plan
London’s historic Smithfield and Billingsgate markets are set to close after 800 years of trade after a £1billion relocation ...