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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The winding down of Smithfield will not just have an impact on the lives of its workers. Luan Kumaraku, 38, has managed the nearby 24-hour cafe La Forchetta for the past seven years and is worried about what will happen to his business in the future.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Luan Kumaraku from La Forchetta Cafe.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The winding down of Smithfield will not just have an impact on the lives of its workers. Luan Kumaraku, 38, has managed the nearby 24-hour cafe La Forchetta for the past seven years and is worried about what will happen to his business in the future.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Luan Kumaraku from La Forchetta Cafe.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
Davina Wilkes, from Bexleyheath, has worked as a cashier for poultry and meat traders the Peter Thompson Group for eight years, jobsharing with her aunt. "I think it's really sad, actually," she says. "It's been what it is for so long. My uncle used to work here as a porter years and years ago and now me and my aunt work here."
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
Davina Wilkes, from Bexleyheath, has worked as a cashier for poultry and meat traders the Peter Thompson Group for eight years, jobsharing with her aunt. "I think it's really sad, actually," she says. "It's been what it is for so long. My uncle used to work here as a porter years and years ago and now me and my aunt work here."
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
Davina Wilkes, from Bexleyheath, has worked as a cashier for poultry and meat traders the Peter Thompson Group for eight years, jobsharing with her aunt. "I think it's really sad, actually," she says. "It's been what it is for so long. My uncle used to work here as a porter years and years ago and now me and my aunt work here."
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
It's not just forklift spot checks and chasing down cyclists that will live long in Gossedge's memory once the market is gone. "I had someone naked walk up to me and ask me if I knew where their clothes were. It turns out they'd just got drunk at Fabric," she laughs. The legendary Farringdon nightclub faces the market, with its punters keeping similar hours to the traders.
Sue Gossedge ( City of London constabulary)
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
It's not just forklift spot checks and chasing down cyclists that will live long in Gossedge's memory once the market is gone. "I had someone naked walk up to me and ask me if I knew where their clothes were. It turns out they'd just got drunk at Fabric," she laughs. The legendary Farringdon nightclub faces the market, with its punters keeping similar hours to the traders.
Sue Gossedge ( City of London constabulary)
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
It's not just forklift spot checks and chasing down cyclists that will live long in Gossedge's memory once the market is gone. "I had someone naked walk up to me and ask me if I knew where their clothes were. It turns out they'd just got drunk at Fabric," she laughs. The legendary Farringdon nightclub faces the market, with its punters keeping similar hours to the traders.
Sue Gossedge ( City of London constabulary)
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
It's not just forklift spot checks and chasing down cyclists that will live long in Gossedge's memory once the market is gone. "I had someone naked walk up to me and ask me if I knew where their clothes were. It turns out they'd just got drunk at Fabric," she laughs. The legendary Farringdon nightclub faces the market, with its punters keeping similar hours to the traders.
Sue Gossedge ( City of London constabulary)
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
It's not just forklift spot checks and chasing down cyclists that will live long in Gossedge's memory once the market is gone. "I had someone naked walk up to me and ask me if I knew where their clothes were. It turns out they'd just got drunk at Fabric," she laughs. The legendary Farringdon nightclub faces the market, with its punters keeping similar hours to the traders.
Sue Gossedge ( City of London constabulary)
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
It's not just forklift spot checks and chasing down cyclists that will live long in Gossedge's memory once the market is gone. "I had someone naked walk up to me and ask me if I knew where their clothes were. It turns out they'd just got drunk at Fabric," she laughs. The legendary Farringdon nightclub faces the market, with its punters keeping similar hours to the traders.
Sue Gossedge ( City of London constabulary)
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
James Oatley, of BJ Meats, has been working at the market since he was a boy, more than 50 years ago. He now runs his specialist lamb (Òand a bit of porkÓ) business with his son.
"We fought it for so many years and it's got to the point where they really don't want us here, unfortunately," he says. "My son will have to go there [Dagenham Dock] because he's young. But it will be sad, because it's just a great building to be in. I was here when the sawdust was on the floor, it was wonderful and the banter was amazing."
James Oatley ( BJ Meats)
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
James Oatley, of BJ Meats, has been working at the market since he was a boy, more than 50 years ago. He now runs his specialist lamb (Òand a bit of porkÓ) business with his son.
"We fought it for so many years and it's got to the point where they really don't want us here, unfortunately," he says. "My son will have to go there [Dagenham Dock] because he's young. But it will be sad, because it's just a great building to be in. I was here when the sawdust was on the floor, it was wonderful and the banter was amazing."
James Oatley ( BJ Meats)
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
James Oatley, of BJ Meats, has been working at the market since he was a boy, more than 50 years ago. He now runs his specialist lamb (Òand a bit of porkÓ) business with his son.
"We fought it for so many years and it's got to the point where they really don't want us here, unfortunately," he says. "My son will have to go there [Dagenham Dock] because he's young. But it will be sad, because it's just a great building to be in. I was here when the sawdust was on the floor, it was wonderful and the banter was amazing."
James Oatley ( BJ Meats)
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
Adrian Stiles - better known to his colleagues as Nobby - works for one of them, James Burden Ltd.
"This poultry shop is a very busy business, so we're going to try to move it into our other four shops, share it around a bit," the 56-year-old says.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Trevor Hussey ( James Burden )
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
Adrian Stiles - better known to his colleagues as Nobby - works for one of them, James Burden Ltd.
"This poultry shop is a very busy business, so we're going to try to move it into our other four shops, share it around a bit," the 56-year-old says.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Adrian 'Nobby' Stiles.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
Adrian Stiles - better known to his colleagues as Nobby - works for one of them, James Burden Ltd.
"This poultry shop is a very busy business, so we're going to try to move it into our other four shops, share it around a bit," the 56-year-old says.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Adrian 'Nobby'Stiles ( James Burden )
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
Adrian Stiles - better known to his colleagues as Nobby - works for one of them, James Burden Ltd.
"This poultry shop is a very busy business, so we're going to try to move it into our other four shops, share it around a bit," the 56-year-old says.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
L/R Trevor Hussey, Adrian 'Nobby'Stiles ( James Burden )
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Looking down onto the Poultry market at Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Looking down onto the Poultry market at Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
A member of staff at BJ Meats, Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
A member of staff at BJ Meats, Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Scrawled notes and drawings on a make shift desk top at Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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NEWS - Kenia: Feuer vernichtet Toi-Markt in Nairobi
A trader collects burnt iron sheets at Toi open-air market in Nairobi to assess the damages after an inferno razed down the market. The traders lost goods estimated worth of millions in the fire whose cause is yet to be established. - Allan Muturi / SOPA Images//SOPAIMAGES_0B4A4589/Credit:SOPA Images/SIPA/2306131830 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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NEWS - Kenia: Feuer vernichtet Toi-Markt in Nairobi
A trader sits next to burnt iron sheets at Toi open-air market in Nairobi to assess the damages after an inferno razed down the market. The traders lost goods estimated worth of millions in the fire whose cause is yet to be established. - Allan Muturi / SOPA Images//SOPAIMAGES_0B4A4695/Credit:SOPA Images/SIPA/2306131830 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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It’s all gone’: the women left bereft when Somaliland’s largest market burned down
Once a bustling place, Waheen is now a smouldering ruin and despite government promises stallholders say little is being done for them.
Halima Abdirahman Nur lost everything in the fire but considers herself one of the lucky ones as she has a house and land to fall back on.
Once a vibrant and noisy place, the market at Waheen was Somaliland’s largest. It had about 2,000 shops and stalls, selling fresh fruit and meat alongside tailors’ and tech support stores. When fire raged through the city of Hargeisa earlier this month, at least 28 people were injured and hundreds of businesses were destroyed.
Fire at Waaheen market in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
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