Smithfield Market

This recent gallery acquisition - Edward Bawden's "Smithfield Market" from his 'Six London Markets' series -  reminded of the plans to demolish this wonderful group of market buildings in London.

There's fair bit of information about the plan on the Save Britain's Heritage website but last year City of London granted planning permission to clear the site for a potential nine-storey office and retail development. It'll be interesting to hear the results of the public inquiry triggered by English Heritage.

Smithfield crops up on the Icons - A Portrait of England website. It's an interesting site, acting as an online index of cultural heritage. And you can make your own nominations. I was alarmed to see that Norman Wisdom hadn't already been nominated so have completed an online application.

If you'd like to enquire about the availability of Bawden's "Smithfield Market" print and other works, please contact me at the gallery.