London’s Smithfield Market at Risk of Closure

City of London votes to close Smithfield meat market
The City of London will on Tuesday vote on whether to close the historic Smithfield meat market rather than press ahead with an £800mn plan to relocate it to east London.
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.
City of London abandons plan to move historic Smithfield market to Dagenham
London’s historic Smithfield meat market appears set to shut after almost 900 years of trading, following a vote on Tuesday afternoon.The City of London Corporation said its council voted to stop operating both Smithfield and Billingsgate fish market.
London's 850-year-old food markets to close
The oldest meat and fish markets in London, which date back 850 years, are facing permanent closure from 2028. 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.
London’s Smithfield Market 'set to close' after 900 years - after Dagenham move halted
The City Corporation had previously planned to relocate Smithfield and Billingsgate fish market to a new site in Dagenham. The corporation is recommending the market is shut down and that traders are offered compensation payments.
London’s historic Smithfield meat market to close
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.
Smithfield Market in London could close after almost 800 years with decision due today
Smithfield Market is located in the City of London, near the Barbican, St Paul's Cathedral and St Bartholomew's Hospital, and dates back to the 10th century
Historic London meat market to close by 2028, city authorities say
The UK local authority managing London’s “Square Mile” financial district voted to close the city’s historic wholesale meat market from 2028, ending trading dating back to the 1100s. Smithfield Market,
Smithfield and Billingsgate markets to be shut down as City of London agrees plan to pay off traders
The City of London Corporation must now submit a Private Bill with Parliament to finalise the decision to close the markets after hundreds of years in operation
Iconic London market set to close after nearly 800 years
A historic meat market in the heart of London is at risk of shutting down for good. The City of London Corporation, which runs Smithfield meat market, previously planned to relocate it and Billingsgate fish market to a new £1billion development in Dagenham.
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London's 900-year-old Smithfield meat market set to close as Dagenham move abandoned
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Havering reacts to Billingsgate and Smithfield Dagenham move axe
Last week, City of London Corporation officers wrote in a report that the plan to move Billingsgate and Smithfield to Dagenham Dock had been stopped. Reacting to the news, Havering Council leade ...