London food
fromTime Out London
1 day agoThe City is getting a food market next to the new London Museum
The City of London Corporation plans to transform Smithfield into a vibrant destination with a new food market and community projects.
Last August, a slew of animal-themed Banksy artworks, including a goat perched on top of a small ledge, silhouettes of two elephants in windows reaching their trunks out toward each other, three monkeys swinging along a bridge and two pelicans eating fish, appeared across the capital over nine days, sending street art fans into a frenzy. A few of the pieces, like a howling wolf on a satellite dish in Peckham,
The fishmongers from Ridley Road market have been vocal against the City of London Corporation's decision to permanently close the historic Smithfield and Billingsgate markets.