London’s historic Smithfield and Billingsgate markets are closing for good
The City of London Corporation has voted to withdraw its support for Smithfield meat market in Farringdon, and Billingsgate fish market in Canary Wharf, meaning they could both be gone within four years. Traders have been offered compensation and the corporation has said it will help them find new premises to operate on.
"There will always be a place to buy fish from in London. It might not be here and it probably won't be called Billingsgate ...
A market has existed in Smithfield since the medieval period. It was revamped as a wholesale meat market in the 1860s and is ...
The Smithfield site is particularly historic. Meat has been traded from the same spot since the 14th century. Billingsgate ...
Two of London's most iconic markets, one specialising in fish and the other in meats, are set to close in the coming years, ...
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