Butchers tell of 'nightmare' as Smithfield market set to close after 900 years - ‘It’s going to be a nightmare for some of the butchers in London’ said one trader

The City of London Corporation has shelved plans to relocate Smithfield and Billingsgate fish markets to a £1 billion development in Dagenham.

London’s iconic Smithfield Meat Market, a staple of the city’s trading landscape for more than 800 years, is facing permanent closure by 2028, sparking

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 meat market, near St Paul's Cathedral, and Billingsgate fish market in Canary Wharf are to be closed after the City of London Corporation voted to withdraw support for them. The Corporation said it would now work with traders to help them find alternative premises.

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

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.