Smithfield

Smithfield is a locality in the ward of Farringdon Without situated at the City of London’s northwest corner.

Smithfield Market
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A number of City institutions are located in the area, such as St Bartholomew’s Hospital, the Charterhouse, and Livery Halls including those of the Butchers’ and Haberdashers’ Companies. Smithfield’s meat market dates from the 10th century, and is now London’s only remaining wholesale market in continuous operation since medieval times. The area also contains London’s oldest surviving church, St Bartholomew-the-Great, founded in 1123 AD.

Smithfield has borne witness to many executions of heretics and political rebels over the centuries, including Scottish patriot Sir William Wallace, and Wat Tyler, leader of the Peasants’ Revolt, among many other religious reformers and dissenters.

Smithfield Market, a Grade II listed-covered market building, was designed by Victorian architect Sir Horace Jones in the second half of the 19th century, and is the dominant architectural feature of the area. Some of its original market premises fell into disuse in the late 20th century and faced the prospect of demolition. The Corporation of London’s public enquiry in 2012 drew widespread support for an urban regeneration plan intent upon preserving Smithfield’s historical identity.

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City Temple The City Temple is a Nonconformist church on Holborn Viaduct.

City Temple

Old Dick Whittington The Dick Whittington Inn at 24 Cloth Fair was a sixteenth century building and once part of a row of medieval buildings lining the street.

Old Dick Whittington

Smithfield Smithfield is a locality in the ward of Farringdon Without situated at the City of London’s northwest corner.

Smithfield

St Andrew The Church of St Andrew, Holborn stands within the Ward of Farringdon Without.

St Andrew

St Bartholomew’s Hospital St Bartholomew’s Hospital, also known simply as Barts and later more formally as The Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew, is a hospital located at Smithfield in the City of London and founded in 1123.

St Bartholomew’s Hospital

St Etheldreda’s Church St Etheldreda’s Church is in Ely Place, off Charterhouse Street in Holborn, London.

St Etheldreda’s Church

Thavie’s Inn Thavie’s Inn was a former Inn of Chancery, associated with Lincoln’s Inn, established near the site of the present side street and office block still known as Thavies Inn Buildings.

Thavie’s Inn

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Albion Courtyard, EC1A Albion Courtyard is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (City of London)

Albion Courtyard, EC1A

Albion Way, EC1A Albion Way is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Albion Way, EC1A

Alto House, EC1A Alto House is located on Newbury Street (City of London)

Alto House, EC1A

Antwerp House, EC1N Antwerp House is a block on Kirby Street (Farringdon)

Antwerp House, EC1N

Bale’s Court, EC1M Bale’s Court was a small courtyard off White Horse Alley (Clerkenwell)

Bale’s Court, EC1M

Bartholomew Close, EC1A Bartholomew Close is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Bartholomew Close, EC1A

Bartholomew Passage, EC1A Bartholomew Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Bartholomew Passage, EC1A

Bartholomew Place, EC1A Bartholomew Place is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Bartholomew Place, EC1A

Bartlett’s Buildings, EC4A Bartlett’s Buildings was the name of a street situated off of Holborn Circus (City of London)

Bartlett’s Buildings, EC4A

Bleeding Heart Yard, EC1N Bleeding Heart Yard is a courtyard off of Greville Street (Farringdon)

Bleeding Heart Yard, EC1N

Boundary House, EC1M Boundary House is a block on Charterhouse Street (City of London)

Boundary House, EC1M

Cap House, EC1A Cap House is a building on Long Lane (City of London)

Cap House, EC1A

Carthusian Street, EC1A Carthusian Street is a road in the EC1A postcode area (Barbican)

Carthusian Street, EC1A

Central Markets, EC1A Central Markets is the address of traders within Smithfield Market (City of London)

Central Markets, EC1A

Charterhouse Street, EC1A Charterhouse Street is a street on the northern boundary of the City of London (City of London)

Charterhouse Street, EC1A

Churchyard Path, EC1A Churchyard Path runs up to the church of St Bartholomew (City of London)

Churchyard Path, EC1A

Cloth Court, EC1M Cloth Court is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (Barbican)

Cloth Court, EC1M

Cloth Fair, EC1A Cloth Fair stands where the original Bartholomew Fair was held in medieval times. (City of London)

Cloth Fair, EC1A

Cloth Street, EC1M Cloth Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (Barbican)

Cloth Street, EC1M

Coach & Horses Yard, EC1A Coach & Horses Yard lay behind the Coach & Horses pub at 71 Bartholomew Close (City of London)

Coach & Horses Yard, EC1A

Cock Lane, EC1A Cock Lane leads from Giltspur Street in the east to Snow Hill in the west (City of London)

Cock Lane, EC1A

County House, EC1N County House is a block on Hatton Garden (Farringdon)

County House, EC1N

Cowcross Street, EC1M Cowcross Street links Farringdon station with Charterhouse Street (Clerkenwell)

Cowcross Street, EC1M

Denmark House, EC1M Denmark House is a block on Cowcross Street (Clerkenwell)

Denmark House, EC1M

Duke Street, EC1A Duke Street ran off Smithfield, becoming part of Little Britain in 1885 (City of London)

Duke Street, EC1A

East Market, EC1A East Market is part of Smithfield Market (City of London)

East Market, EC1A

East Passage, EC1A East Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

East Passage, EC1A

East Poultry Avenue, EC1A East Poultry Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

East Poultry Avenue, EC1A

Eldons Passage, EC1N A street within the EC1N postcode (Farringdon)

Eldons Passage, EC1N

Ely Court, EC1N Ely Court runs between Hatton Garden and Ely Place (Farringdon)

Ely Court, EC1N

Ely Place, EC1N Ely Place is a gated road at the southern tip of the London Borough of Camden (Farringdon)

Ely Place, EC1N

Farringdon Road, EC1A Farringdon Road is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Farringdon Road, EC1A

Farringdon Street, EC1A The building of Farringdon Street is considered one of the greatest urban engineering achievements of the 19th century. (City of London)

Farringdon Street, EC1A

Fitz Eylwin House, EC1A Fitz Eylwin House is a block on Holborn Viaduct (City of London)

Fitz Eylwin House, EC1A

Giltspur House, EC1A Giltspur House is a block on Giltspur Street (City of London)

Giltspur House, EC1A

Grand Avenue, EC1A Grand Avenue runs through the centre of Smithfield Market (City of London)

Grand Avenue, EC1A

Gravel Street, EC1N Gravel Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1N postal area (Farringdon)

Gravel Street, EC1N

Greenhill House, EC1M Greenhill House is a block on Cowcross Street (City of London)

Greenhill House, EC1M

Greenhills Rents, EC1A Greenhills Rents is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (City of London)

Greenhills Rents, EC1A

Greville Street, EC1N Greville Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1N postal area (Farringdon)

Greville Street, EC1N

Half Moon Court, EC1A Halfmoon Court is the southern most of five passages leading eastward from Kinghorn Street (City of London)

Half Moon Court, EC1A

Hatton Garden, EC1N Hatton Garden is a street and area noted as London’s jewellery quarter and centre of the UK diamond trade (Farringdon)

Hatton Garden, EC1N

Hayne Street, EC1A Hayne Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Hayne Street, EC1A

Holborn Circus, EC1N Holborn Circus is a junction of five highways in the City of London, on the boundary between Holborn, Hatton Garden and Smithfield (City of London)

Holborn Circus, EC1N

Holborn Viaduct, EC1A Holborn Viaduct is a road bridge in London and the name of the street which crosses it (City of London)

Holborn Viaduct, EC1A

Holborn, EC1N Holborn commemorates the River Fleet, also known as the Holbourne stream (City of London)

Holborn, EC1N

Hosier Lane, EC1A Hosier Lane is named after the former hosiery trade based here. (City of London)

Hosier Lane, EC1A

Jarvis House, EC1A Jarvis House is a block on Smithfield Street (City of London)

Jarvis House, EC1A

Kinghorn Street, EC1A Kinghorn Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Kinghorn Street, EC1A

Kirby Street, EC1N Kirby Street was named for Christopher Hatton’s Kirby House in Northamptonshire (Farringdon)

Kirby Street, EC1N

Lindsey House, EC1M Lindsey House can be found on Charterhouse Street (City of London)

Lindsey House, EC1M

Lindsey Street, EC1A Lindsey Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Lindsey Street, EC1A

Little Britain, EC1A Little Britain is a street in the City of London running from St Martin’s Le Grand in the east to West Smithfield. (City of London)

Little Britain, EC1A

Long Lane, EC1A Long Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Long Lane, EC1A

Middle Street, EC1A Middle Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Middle Street, EC1A

Middlesex Passage, EC1A Middlesex Passage is a location in London (City of London)

Middlesex Passage, EC1A

Morley House, EC1A Morley House is a block on Holborn Viaduct (City of London)

Morley House, EC1A

Newbury Street, EC1A Newbury Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Newbury Street, EC1A

Peter’s Lane, EC1M Peter’s Lane is named after the church which once stood close to the Cross Keys tavern. (Clerkenwell)

Peter’s Lane, EC1M

Plumtree Court, EC4A Plumtree Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Plumtree Court, EC4A

Sabian House, EC1M Sabian House is sited on Cowcross Street (Clerkenwell)

Sabian House, EC1M

Saffron Hill, EC1M Saffron Hill’s name derives the time that it was part of an estate on which saffron grew (Farringdon)

Saffron Hill, EC1M

Saffron House, EC1N Saffron House is a block on Saffron Hill (Farringdon)

Saffron House, EC1N

Saunderson House, EC1A Saunderson House is a block on Long Lane (City of London)

Saunderson House, EC1A

Smithfield Street, EC1A Smithfield Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Smithfield Street, EC1A

Snow Hill, EC1A Snow Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Snow Hill, EC1A

St Andrew Street, EC4A St Andrew Street is the northern extension of Shoe Lane (City of London)

St Andrew Street, EC4A

Thavies Inn House, EC1N Thavies Inn House (Thavies Inn Buildings) is on New Fetter Lane (City of London)

Thavies Inn House, EC1N

Thavies Inn, EC4A Thavie’s Inn - after which the street was named - was a former Inn of Chancery, associated with Lincoln’s Inn (City of London)

Thavies Inn, EC4A

The Johnson Building, EC1N The Johnson Building is a block on Hatton Garden (Farringdon)

The Johnson Building, EC1N

Thomas Ford House, EC1A Thomas Ford House is a block on Smithfield Street (City of London)

Thomas Ford House, EC1A

Warriner House, EC1N Warriner House is a block on Greville Street (Farringdon)

Warriner House, EC1N

Warwick House, EC1M Warwick House is a block on Cowcross Street (Farringdon)

Warwick House, EC1M

West Smithfield, EC1A West Smithfield is the oldest street of the Smithfield area (City of London)

West Smithfield, EC1A

White Horse Alley, EC1M White Horse Alley, until after the Second World War, led north off Cowcross Street (Clerkenwell)

White Horse Alley, EC1M

Zeppelin Building, EC1M Zeppelin Building is a block on Farringdon Road (Farringdon)

Zeppelin Building, EC1M

Zinc House, EC1M Zinc House is a block on Cowcross Street (Clerkenwell)

Zinc House, EC1M

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