Welcome to Smithfield Market. “This place is part of British ... by 9am and so quiet you’d hardly know we had been here all night, but the final decision has been made and there’s nothing ...

The market would be open at night, so that traders had time to prepare their meat for sale a few hours later. However, from 1945 onwards, Smithfield became less busy as supermarkets began buying ...

There had been plans previously to relocate the market to a new £ ... has been known to enjoy a late night — as well as an early morning — tells me. “Smithfield is iconic.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Just before midnight, floodlit rows of heavy lorries block the streets around Smithfield market in the City ...

People of all ages gathered at Smithfield meat market near Farringdon today, making the most of a last chance to stock up on food for the festive season. The historic market is more than 800 ...

By Mark Landler Reporting from London For 22 years, John Burt has cut and trimmed steaks, chops and roasts in a butcher shop across the street from Smithfield, the oldest meat market in London.