Talk:Smithfield, London/Archive 1

Demolition
I've heard that at least part of Smithfield Market is (or recently was) in danger of demolition. If anyone knows about this, it would be good to add to the article. Jmabel 05:53, 20 Nov 2003 (UTC)
 * I've started adding some content on the planned demolition threat and campaigns. DarTar 14:35, 28 September 2007 (UTC)


 * This section needs updating as most of it it refers to the rejected 2005 plan, not the current plan. The currenmt plan keeps the outside of the buildings on Farringdon road. 80.194.195.149 (talk) 11:31, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Executions?
Anyone know of any refs for the executions that occurred in Smithfield? ErgoSum88 (talk) 10:00, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * You can easily find references on marian martyrs executed at Smithfield in the 16th Century, but I don't know of any publication on executions that took place at Smithfield in general, I'd be curious to read about this too. --DarTar (talk) 11:29, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Good article review
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 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * A. Prose quality:
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 * 1) Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
 * A. References to sources:
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 * Several references have been added to different sections of the article since the review. Many of the historical sections without further references should be regarded just as shortcuts to the respective articles (e.g. Marian martyrs, Peasants' Revolt, William Wallace) that contain extensive lists of sources that would be redundant if added to this page --DarTar (talk) 22:24, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
 * C. No original research:
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 * I'm a bit reluctant to call the livestock market (ante 1855) simply "old". The official description of the market by the City of London refers to the first market as the "ancient market" (in contrast with the "old", post 1855 market). BBC uses "ancient" to refer to a similar market. --DarTar (talk) 22:24, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
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Cock Lane ghost
The Cock Lane ghost is relevant to this article as Cock Lane is in Smithfield. Someone may want to summarise the article and put something in here. Nev1 (talk) 19:53, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
 * But ... I don't believe in no-ghosts; who ya gonna call ... (sorry) 8^) Kbthompson (talk) 00:24, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Joker. Goodness me, KB, a blast from the past. What a nice/sad surprise to rediscover you here what, a year before your death. What a great contributor. DBaK (talk) 15:12, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Meat transport mode
which brings me to why I really came here In the article we have this sentence: "Today, much of the meat comes to the market by road." I'm not trying to be funny but surely that should be "all"? I mean, I'm sure none of it is coming in by train these days, which was the context of the sentence; equally, it certainly doesn't walk there, helicopter would seem a bit over the top (aha) and the nearest waterway's a mile or two off. Cycling on the pavement is illegal even for humans and transporter beams have rarely been seen in EC1. Stop me if I am being stupid but surely it must be road-only?? DBaK (talk) 15:12, 30 May 2012 (UTC)