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| Picture No | 10222251 |
| Date | 1855 |
| Description | The Last Day of the Old Smithfield Market, London 1855 |
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Last day's trading at the Old Smithfield Market, London. Large number of cows, sheep and pigs in pens awaiting sale and slaughter. In the background, the dome of St. Pauls Cathedral is silhouetted. Old Smithfield cattle market was shortly thereafter re-housed in covered premises near Farringdon.
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| Source | Engraving in ‘The Illustrated London News’, 16 June 1855, page 600 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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