Smithfield Market Tower
by Shirley Mitchell
Title
Smithfield Market Tower
Artist
Shirley Mitchell
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Smithfield situated in the City of London’s north west area is best known for its ancient meat market, being London's only remaining wholesale market in continuous operation since medieval times.
Smithfield has borne witness to many bloody executions of heretics and political rebels over the centuries, including major historical figures such as Scottish patriot Sir William Wallace and Wat Tyler, leader of the Peasants' Revolt, among many other religious reformers and dissenters.
Smithfield Market, a Grade II listed-covered market building, was designed by Victorian architect Sir Horace Jones in the second half of the 19th century, and is the dominant architectural feature of the area
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February 17th, 2015
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