This is terribly sad news. A plan to relocate the 900-year-old meat market and Canary Wharf’s Billingsgate fish market to a new £800m site in Dagenham was scrapped after costs spiralled.

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. In that time, he said, he has watched ...

At Smithfield, the market traders typically begin work at 10 p.m., selling mainly to the restaurant trade, and finish up at about 6 a.m., just as the rest of the city is waking up.

At Smithfield, the market traders typically begin work at 10 p.m., selling mainly to the restaurant trade, and finish up at about 6 a.m., just as the rest of the city is waking up.

Just as Smithfield gets going at 2am, revellers gear up for a night of clubbing at Fabric. Tom Butler. By 2am, the market is in full swing. Sunrise sees besuited traders rushing to their offices ...

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 ...

At Smithfield, the market traders typically begin work at 10 p.m., selling mainly to the restaurant trade, and finish up at about 6 a.m., just as the rest of the city is waking up.

FILE - A woman wheels away meat products bought at Smithfield meat market in London, on May 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File) LONDON (AP) — Two of London’s most famous markets — one selling fish, ...