Tudor terror at Smithfield market, this place saw hundreds of public executions for Henry the eighth and bloody Mary Tudor. Spot the error, I fixed it in the captions but let's see who notices it. #Tudor #henryviii #execution #braveheart | City Tours - The London Spy

Did you know you can go on an early morning tour of London oldest meat market? 🥩 Smithfield market has been here in some form for at least 800 years so is a real slice of living history. The market is going to be shutting on this site in a few years time and moving to near City Airport. So you don’t have that long left to have this unique experience. The tours are run by City guides. There’s a link in my bio for my full blog post including links to book etc. #london #londonhistory #smithfield #

‘It’s a really 24 hour place…every moment of the day there are different people using the space.’ Lucy Musgrave, director of Publica highlights the bustling, multifaceted nature of Smithfield. In the final part of our film series we get a glimpse of the market space today. As Alan Bird, Founder Bird of Smithfield restaurant says of the area, ‘We’re at a good crossroads between the creative side, you’ve got the financial side and then you’ve got the law side…we’re a little hub'. | London Museum