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 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.

A new site for Smithfield and Billingsgate Market is not an abandonment of traders, it’s an opportunity to continue the historic market’s legacy, writes City of London Corporation policy ...

The decision to close Smithfield as soon as 2028, announced this week by the City of London Corporation, which owns the markets, follows decades of debate over its future. Closure was first mooted ...

London's historic Smithfield meat market which is thought to be the oldest in the world is to close after more than 800 years. Are YOU a market trader there?

Smithfield's 900 years of blood and guts: How traders at London's oldest meat market worked in Dickensian 'filth and mire' for centuries - as gruesome executions took place yards away ...

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, ...

Smithfield's buildings date from Victorian times, with some modifications, and suffered a major fire in 1958, while Billingsgate has been at its current site in London Docklands since 1982, a ...

Smithfield Market, the oldest meat market in London, could be shut down for good after almost 800 years, with a crucial vote on its future set to take place today. The market is located in the ...

LONDON – For 22 years, John Burt has cut and trimmed steaks, chops and roasts in a butcher shop across the street from Smithfield, the oldest meat market in London.