Smithfield Meat Market To Be Relocated After 800 Years

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 15: People buy meat at Smithfield Market on February 15, 2023 in London, England. Central London's Smithfield meat market, which dates from the 10th century, will relocate to a purpose-built site in Dagenham as part of a 1 billion GBP project to combine the city's wholesale markets under one roof. The vacated area will house the re-located Museum of London. The move from Smithfield faced opposition from meat traders, who had threatened to invoke a royal charter to remain at the site. However, the new market is expected to bring 2,700 new jobs to the borough of Barking and Dagenham. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)