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Wikipedia
Overview book and articles
Smithfield: Past, Present and Future by Alec Forshaw Smithfield in British History Online
Symbols and Secrets blog by The City Gent
- ‘Smooth Field’ – a wander around Smithfield September 2020
- A more cheerful wander around Smithfield September 2020
- Smithfield stories (some a bit gruesome) January 2022
- Founders and Farmers, Ironmongers and Martyrs – another wander around Smithfield. September 2022
- Another look at Smithfield pubs April 2023
Other blogs to review Exploring London - Smithfield category Ian Visits - search on Smithfield Know Your London - Smithfield category
Other articles
- Hidden gems of West Smithfield - Lookup London
- Smithfield’s Bloody Past by Gillian Tindall in Spitalfields Life 2016
- A potted history of Smithfield by John Morgan in the Clerkenwell Post. From Internet archive
- Smithfield in British History online - Walter Thornbury 1878
Museum of London articles and videos
Smithfield Past, Present and Future Smithfield Market, in the City of London, has a rich history and a bright future. Watch our three-part video series on the history of West Smithfield as a centre of the city's meat trade, through the chaos of war and decades of decline, and its possible future as the new home for the Museum of London.
https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/history-smithfield
Smithfield Market: monks, meat and merriment The Museum of London is planning a move to West Smithfield, into the magnificent Victorian market buildings. Smithfield has been a central point in the city for many centuries- three of our curators talk us through the rich history of Smithfield, future home of the Museum of London.
https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/smithfield-market-150-monks-meat-and-merriment
See also +Smithfield Market +Smithfield Market development +Smithfield Martyrs +Smithfield wider vision
Videos
- Smithfield Market: Executions, Body Snatchers, and Bloody Mary. Sinead, a tour guide with Free Tours by Foot London, takes you on a walk around Smithfield Market to show you the location of the execution of William Wallace.