Going meat free: Smithfield Market is leaving central London after 800 years
(Picture: Getty Images)Two of London’s oldest meat and fish markets are leaving the centre of the capital to move east following plans approved by the City of London Corporation.
Billingsgate and Smithfield markets will relocate to a purpose-built site at Dagenham Dock in east London, next to the A13, as part of a £1 billion project. A private bill will now be sent to parliament to confirm the City’s decision.
