End of an era: London's Smithfield and Billingsgate markets set to close

After more than 800 years, the end is finally nigh for London's famous Smithfield Meat Market. The comparatively younger Billingsgate fish market (formally established in 1698) is also expected to shut down for good in the near future. Their fates were sealed when the City of London Corporation scrapped its plans to relocate both to a new site in Dagenham – however, market traders may continue to operate until at least 2028.