Two historic London food markets, hundreds of years old, to permanently close
The Smithfield and Billingsgate markets have a long history in the city of London, and date back nearly 900 years. They will ...
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Plan to move historic Smithfield and Billingsgate markets to Dagenham halted
The City of London’s current plan to move Smithfield and Billingsgate markets to a new purpose-built site in Dagenham has been halted. The City of London Corporation, which owns and manages both ...
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Animal Rebellion blockade London's Smithfield Market
Protestors occupied the central passage of Smithfield Market setting up a citizens' assembly among the tents and fruit stalls Climate change protesters occupied part of London's Smithfield ...
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As a butcher I salute Smithfield – but it hasn’t caught up with the times
Larger meat merchants and food wholesalers have prided themselves in a 'stack it high and sell it cheap' model ...
‘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 ...
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Smithfield: Inside the Victorian market becoming the new Museum of London
Getty Images Smithfield Market was made up of a number ... "Once you see the train go past, we'll talk about the infrastructure of London, physical London and how it all fits together and how ...
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One of the UK's best loved markets at risk of closing after almost 800 years
The future of Smithfield Market in London hangs in the balance after almost 800 years. A vote in the City of London on ...