A rendering of Smithfield Market’s redesigned exterior, which is being repurposed as the new home for the Museum of London.
Rendering courtesy Stanton Williams Architects
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London’s Historic Smithfield Market Meets a New Chapter
The vast Victorian meat wholesaler in central London is being transformed into a museum and food hall complex, a shift that stands to reshape the city.
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Any early morning visitor to London’s Smithfield Market area in 2023 can’t fail to notice the change: Gone — for the first time in more than 800 years — is the heady stench of raw meat.