Smithfield Market

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Smithfield Market is a historic wholesale meat market in central London, known as one of the oldest continuously operating markets in the city.

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Smithfield Market canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
meat market
wholesale market
alsoKnownAs London Central Markets
architect Horace Jones
architecturalStyle Victorian architecture
constructionMaterial glass
masonry
wrought iron
country United Kingdom
currentUse wholesale meat distribution
governingBody Corporation of London
surface form: City of London Corporation
hasCulturalSignificance association with London’s meat trade history
featured in literature and film set in London
hasNearbyLandmark Smithfield Rotunda Garden
hasPart East Market
General Market
Grand Avenue
Poultry Market
East Market
surface form: West Market
hasPreservationConcern redevelopment debates in the 21st century
hasWebsite https://www.smithfieldmarket.com/
heritageStatus listed building
historicalUse livestock trading
inception 19th century
isTouristAttraction true
knownFor being one of the oldest continuously operating markets in London
wholesale meat trade
locatedInArea central London
location City of London
London, England
surface form: London
nearbyPlace Charterhouse Square
St Bartholomew’s Hospital complex
surface form: St Bartholomew's Hospital
openingHoursCharacteristic early morning trading
operatedBy Corporation of London
surface form: City of London Corporation
partOf markets of the City of London
primaryCommodity game
meat
poultry
publicTransitAccess Barbican station
Farringdon station
regulatesActivity wholesale meat sales
replaced open-air livestock market at Smithfield
streetAddress West Smithfield
zoningType commercial

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Corporation of London hasPart Smithfield Market
subject surface form: City of London Corporation
Clerkenwell hasLandmark Smithfield Market
Farringdon station nearbyPlace Smithfield Market
Charterhouse Square near Smithfield Market
Smithfield hasLandmark Smithfield Market
Horace Jones notableWork Smithfield Market
Smithfield, London knownFor Smithfield Market
Smithfield, London hasLandmark Smithfield Market
Farringdon Street adjacentTo Smithfield Market