https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/07/18/at-the-smithfield-institute/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:23:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/07/18/at-the-smithfield-institute/#comment-2140435 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:23:29 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=207608#comment-2140435 I did day release on a Monday at The College For The Distributive Trades in Briset Street EC1. This was an off shoot of the institute. Everyone called it Smithfield College. A two year course. Year One was Meat Industry General Certificate and year two was Meat Trades Final/Craftsman Certificate. This was in 1975. Ive still got my “Meat Technology” work books. Fun times!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/07/18/at-the-smithfield-institute/#comment-2139591 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:45:25 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=207608#comment-2139591 I had to smile when reading this article. I recall Ken Clements very well when he was my tutor for meat commodity at Eagle Court. As you say early morning visits to the market ended up in The Cock.
Great days,…….

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