The
Leadenhall Market was established in the 14th century around a manor
house with a lead roof. It became one of the best places in London
to buy meat, game, poultry and fish. In 1666 the market was destroyed
in the Fire of London. Over the next few years new buildings were
erected on the old site.
Rudolf
Ackermann, Leadenhall Market, from Microcosm of London
(1808)
(1)
William Pyne, The
Microcosm of London (1808)
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. At the east
end is a market house erected upon columns, with vaults beneath, and
rooms above; under the latter are the butchers' stalls: there are
likewise a bell-tower and a clock.
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