London’s Smithfield Market at Risk of Closure

'You can't wipe out Billingsgate Fish Market overnight'
"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 but it will continue." The news that London's oldest fish market is facing permanent closure has shocked and saddened the tenants at Billingsgate Fish Market.
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.
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.
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Smithfield And Billingsgate Markets To Close Forever
The Smithfield site is particularly historic. Meat has been traded from the same spot since the 14th century. Billingsgate boasts similar antiquity, but its ancient home near London Bridge was closed in 1982 in favour of a larger site in the Docklands.
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Billingsgate market traders ‘saddened’ by closure: 'This is an institution'
A market has existed in Smithfield since the medieval period. It was revamped as a wholesale meat market in the 1860s and is today the largest of its kind in the UK. Billingsgate meanwhile moved from the City to its current site by Canary Wharf in the early 1980s and is the country's biggest inland fish market.
City of London Ends 800-Year Era for Smithfield Meat Market
London's historic Smithfield meat market will close after over 800 years, with trading set to end after 2028. The City of London Corporation announced the decision on Tuesday, alongside the closure of Billingsgate fish market.
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.
Iconic London market set to close after nearly 800 years
A historic meat market in the heart of London is at risk of shutting down for good. The City of London Corporation, which runs Smithfield meat market, previously planned to relocate it and Billingsgate fish market to a new £1billion development in Dagenham.
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