2 hours ago 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

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4 hours ago How world's oldest meat market Smithfield's will be transformed into £250million London Museum when it closes after 900 years

The world's oldest meat market was established in 1850, and has been a pillar of the capital's infrastructure.

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6 hours ago ‘End of an era’: Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close

‘End of an era’: Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close  The Guardian

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7 hours ago Iconic butchers say 'it is sad for London and a nightmare for us' as historic meat market is set to close after 900 years

Traders at Smithfield Market, have said the axing will mean a 'nightmare' for business owners who may have to travel elsewhere to carry on their trade.

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7 hours ago ‘An emotional wrench’: Smithfield traders absorb news that market is to close

‘An emotional wrench’: Smithfield traders absorb news that market is to close  The Guardian

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8 hours ago Smithfield butchers say 'it is sad for London and a nightmare for us' as historic meat market is set to close after 900 years

The site, designed by architect Sir Horace Jones has been used by traders for 900 years.

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9 hours ago Smithfield's 900 years of blood and guts: How traders at London's oldest meat market worked in Dickensian 'filth and mire' for centuries

Smithfield Market was, wrote Charles Dickens in Oliver Twist, a place where 'filth and mire' rose 'nearly ankle-deep', as the 'reeking bodies of cattle' massed all around.

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16 hours ago The Victoria and Albert Museum’s ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ in East London Will Open Next May

The Victoria and Albert Museum’s ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ in East London Will Open Next May  Architectural Record

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20 hours ago London's historic Smithfield meat market which is thought to be the oldest in the world is to close after more than 800 years

London 's historic Smithfield meat market and Billingsgate fish market will no longer operate after the City of London Corporation said its council yesterday voted to cease trading.

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