The article recounts the tragic V2 rocket attack on Smithfield markets in Farringdon on March 9, 1945, which resulted in approximately 110 civilian casualties. This incident, occurring during WWII, was exacerbated by a fresh delivery of rabbit meat, leading to larger crowds than usual. The structural damage was aggravated by the nearby railways, causing buildings to collapse into a resulting crater. In remembrance, a memorial, designed to reflect aspects of the V2 rocket, was placed next to new offices named after one market trader lost in the attack.
Nearly 80 years ago, on the late morning of 9th March 1945, a V2 rocket was fired from a site in the Netherlands at London. A few minutes later, at 11:03am, it hit the corner of the Smithfield markets in Farringdon.
The attack was to become one of the worst civilian casualties of the V-2 rocket, with an estimated 110 people killed, and extensive damage to the whole area, including the railways that run under the market.
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