Historic meat market to close

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’s Famous Smithfield Meat Market Is Closing For Good
Smithfield meat market and Billingsgate fish market in London are set to close and be turned into cultural and housing developments
London will have lost its soul when Smithfield is finally butchered
The trouble with capitalism is it has no soul. It only values what can be measured in currency, which means that less tangible qualities – such as beauty, nature, civic pride or historical meaning – are not factored into the balance sheet.
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 end to traditions stretching back to medieval times.
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 permanently close in the coming years.
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.
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.
Smithfield: Historic meat market to close after more than 800 years trading in London
There has been a meat market on the site for more than eight centuries, but after 2028 that is set to change after a corporation vote put an end to its ownership.
850-Year-Old Smithfield Meat Market in London to Close
Correction: November 28, 2024 ​An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified the music ensemble for which Simon Rattle is a conductor. It is the London Symphony Orchestra, not the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
London's 850-year-old food markets to close
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.
Historic 900-Year-Old London Markets Set to Shut Down
Two iconic markets in central London with 900 years of history between them are set to close amid financial strains. The operators of the site, The City of London Corporation, said Tuesday its council voted to stop operating Smithfield and Billingsgate meat and fish markets.
Smithfield meat market to close after 900 years
The fate of City institution Smithfield market was decided yesterday, with the City of London Corporation announcing ...
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Smithfield Market: Thousands line-up for Christmas Eve meat auction
Surplus stock from traders at Smithfield meat market has been auctioned off on ... at the Harts of Smithfield meat auction in east London. More than 1,500 people were expected to have ...
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Smithfield Meat Market Not Moving Out Any Time Soon
The plans to move Smithfield meat market out of Farringdon to a site in ... area to a larger site in Dagenham. Now, the City of London has decided to review the idea. Smithfield had been ...