Docklands site identified for London’s historic meat and fish markets

By Daniel Gayne2025-12-03T11:07:00

_V6A7480 Credit Vistry Group web version

Source: Vistry

Albert Island in Newham’s Royal Docks picked as preferred site ‘putting minds at rest’ over future of Smithfield and Billingsgate

London’s iconic meat and fish markets could be relocated to a new site in the capital’s Royal Docks after a deal between the City of London Corporation and the Greater London Authority (GLA).

A memorandum of understanding has been agreed by the Corporation, which has been responsible for the market for centuries, and the GLA, which owns the waterfront site in Newham.

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