London’s 850-Year-Old Smithfield Meat Market Is Set to Close
The historic site in Britain’s capital has been a market for centuries. The local authority voted this week to close it.
London will have lost its soul when Smithfield is finally butchered
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Petition calling for Smithfield Market to be saved draws more than 12,500 signatures
A petition calling for Smithfield Market to be saved from closure has drawn more than 12,500 signatures. The petition urges ...
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Petition to save London's Smithfield Market hits milestone
A petition to save Smithfield Market from closure has reached more than 10,000 signatures on Change.org in less than a week. The City of London Corporation previously voted to withdraw support for ...
Smithfield Market: chefs bemoan the coming closure of one of London's only 24-hour operations
Smithfield dates back to 1327, when Edward III gave the City of London Corporation the right to run a meat market ...
London’s 850-year-old Smithfield meat market set to close
LONDON – For 22 years, John Burt has cut and trimmed steaks, chops and roasts in a butcher shop across the street from ...
Landmark fish and meat markets in London to close, ending 1,000 years of tradition
Two of London’s most famous markets — one selling fish, the other meat — are set to close in the coming years, bringing an ...
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11th-century fish and meat markets in London to close
Two of London's oldest and most iconic markets, Billingsgate fish market and Smithfield meat market, are set to close, ...
Smithfield and Billingsgate: The end looms for two London markets
London's historic Smithfield and Billingsgate markets are set to shut after the City of London Corporation voted to withdraw support for them, bringing down the curtain on two establishments that have ...