The Anonymous Widower

Around Smithfield

There was an article in The Times yesterday, about the redevelopment of some of the market buildings in Smithfield.

So I went and took some pictures.

the main Smithfield Market was rebuilt some years ago, but the western end, is a mixture of dereliction and the worst of 1960s architecture. Surely, any modern sympathetic development would be better.

After all the area is surrounded by some good watering holes and first class tourist attractions, so perhaps an artisan market and craft workshops might be better than what is there now.

As the area is close to Farringdon station, which when Thameslink and Crossrail is complete will be one of London’s major interchanges, it must surely be an area with potential visitors.

January 20, 2014 - Posted by AnonW | World | Architecture, Development, London