Comments on: Underneath Smithfield Market

By: Paul Sturdy

Paul Sturdy — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 18:54:31 +0000

I am so pleased that the buildings of the old Smithfield market are going to be home to the London museum.
I can see the buildings left and right of Central Avenue will be used but will the building to the south called the New Market be used ? ( this block had a magnificent single span ceiling)
As a postman too the Market in the 80’s the history and spectical of the area is saved .thank you

By: Carolyn Badcock

Carolyn Badcock — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 00:27:17 +0000

Oh, gentle author!! How good you are to us!

I’ve sat here in Australia, looking at each of your beautiful shots and said quietly (try not to talk to talk to myself) “Oh, my God……..Oh, wow…………Oh…….”

So huge thanks for your wonderful efforts.

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 23 May 2019 19:45:50 +0000

Fantastic! Wonderful news about the Museum of London moving into this gorgeous space. Thank you GA, and everyone who has made this possible.

By: Iain Chambers

Iain Chambers — Wed, 22 May 2019 11:13:53 +0000

Superb images. I hear that the meat market is to be moved out of town and away from the site it has occupied at Smithfield for the last 800 years. This would be another blow for London as a place of diverse activities. It would be interesting to know more about these plans, and about what the traders make of them.

By: eastendbutcher

eastendbutcher — Tue, 21 May 2019 18:48:40 +0000

Absolutely loved this TGA. I’ll be there on Thursday morning, I’ll try my best to see if I can get myself a look underground as well.

By: Betsy Brewer

Betsy Brewer — Tue, 21 May 2019 17:09:01 +0000

Wow, this made me sit up. So much here I didn’t know. Really looking forward to the new Museum of London. When we used to take the kids in the 80s it was empty apart from us, as was the whole city at weekends. A bit busier now, and this restored Smithfield will make a magnificent home.
Well done conservationists.

By: Colin Cohen

Colin Cohen — Tue, 21 May 2019 16:26:39 +0000

It is going to be wonderful and so pleased that the CoL is paying up for previous bad behaviour.
I had read about the possibility of looking into train windows a while back but thought it was an E-W line.

By: marilyn

marilyn — Tue, 21 May 2019 14:30:19 +0000

Reading from across pond it’s shocking this was allowed to fall into such disrepair. I remember visiting and photographing early mornings back in the 80s and it was magnificent.
Glad that the MOL will be invigorating it once again, but sad for the neglect

By: Gayle Thorsen

Gayle Thorsen — Tue, 21 May 2019 14:29:00 +0000

The London Museum is one of my favorites! I’m thrilled to hear that it will be housed in this wonderful historic structure. Brilliant reuse of the site. Thanks for sharing this news and your subterraean views with us across the pond.

By: Marnie Sweet

Marnie Sweet — Tue, 21 May 2019 13:29:08 +0000

“…the velvet blackness of history…” What an enchanting phrase. Great title for a book. Gentle Author, thank you for all your wonderful, kind stories–Mr. Pussy, the happy hops gatherers, the Viscountess, the mulberry trees, the paintings and photos of people and places forever remembered. London luckily has an invaluable champion in you.

Respectfully,
Marnie
Akron, OH