Hosted on MSN2mon
Historic Smithfield market to be closed after more than 800 years
A famous meat market once targeted by pro-vegan campaigners is to close for good after more than 800 years of trading. London's historic Smithfield meat market and Billingsgate fish market will no ...
The Conversation28d
Farewell to Smithfield – how past, present, commerce and culture collide in London’s 900-year-old meat market
The announcement by the City of London Corporation in November that Smithfield market is to close after almost 900 years of trading has been met with surprise and dismay. Many Londoners fear ...
WTOP News22d
AP PHOTOS: Meat and greet: Historic London market counting down the years
He’s been working at the historic Smithfield wholesale meat market in central London since 1961, witnessing first hand the rapid transformation of the capital over the decades. And he’s mainly ...