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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Henry Saker-Clark

London’s historic Smithfield meat market to close

London’s historic Smithfield meat market is set to close for good after more than 800 years of trading.

The City of London Corporation said its council voted to stop operating Smithfield and Billingsgate fish market on Tuesday afternoon.

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