{"id":15796,"date":"2014-12-31T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=15796"},"modified":"2014-12-31T10:42:21","modified_gmt":"2014-12-31T10:42:21","slug":"christmas-lights-at-londons-delightful-leadenhall-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/christmas-lights-at-londons-delightful-leadenhall-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas lights at London’s delightful Leadenhall Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Christmas<\/p>\n

Designed in 1881 by Sir Horace Jones (also the architect of Billingsgate and Smithfield Markets), Leadenhall Market in the City of London is a wonderful piece of architecture, and it looks even lovelier covered in Christmas lights.<\/p>\n

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There’s been a market on this site since the 14th century, and with its ornate roof structure and cobbled floors, it’s a wonderful place to take a stroll.<\/p>\n

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Unlike some of the more garish decorations seen around town<\/a>, it’s all rather tasteful in the market, with a large Christmas tree at one end and lots of smaller trees suspended above the shop units.<\/p>\n

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There’s several\u00a0wine bars and pubs situated in the market, and after a few ales it’s easy to imagine that you’re back in Victorian times.<\/p>\n

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Apart from a few drinkers briefly noisily singing Christmas carols, it was silent in the market.<\/p>\n

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The building now has Grade II listed protection.<\/p>\n

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I’m not entirely sure what this suspended display of books was all about. It looked quite striking but it was a bit sad seeing books being used merely for decoration.<\/p>\n

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Archive illustration of the market, showing a lot<\/em> of meat hanging from hooks!<\/p>\n

“<\/i>Leadenhall Market is at present the largest, and perhaps the best supplied market in Europe. It consists of three courts; the first is called the Beef Market: on Tuesdays this court is a market for leather; on Thursdays, for baize and wool; on Fridays it is a market for hides; and on Saturdays, for beef. The second court is still called the Green Yard and is now a market for veal, mutton, lamb, etc. in the middle, and on the south and west sides, are houses and shops for fishmongers.” William Pyne, The Microcosm of London<\/a> (1808)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Discuss<\/strong> Leadenhall Market on the urban75 forums<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Getting there:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leadenhall Market\u00a0is located to the south of Leadenhall Street (Leadenhall Market, EC3V 1LR)\u00a0between Gracechurch Street and Lime Street, with Bank and Monument the\u00a0nearest\u00a0nearest underground stations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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