#smithfield

#smithfield

Last August, a slew of animal-themed Banksy artworks, including a goat perched on top of a small ledge, silhouettes of two elephants in windows reaching their trunks out toward each other, three monkeys swinging along a bridge and two pelicans eating fish, appeared across the capital over nine days, sending street art fans into a frenzy. A few of the pieces, like a howling wolf on a satellite dish in Peckham,

The City of London Corporation has faced backlash over the decision to close the ancient Smithfield and Billingsgate food markets, impacting centuries of trading.