Tranquil enough now but this same spot was once a place for jousting, tournaments and executions, as well as a market. Smithfield meat market still exists (for now) although in ancient times it was known as Smethefelde or Smoothfield. It lay just outside the city walls and the fields surrounding the market were large enough to hold the live animals that were brought for slaughter. Now the animals arrive as meat carcasses from all over Europe.
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