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The Bloody History of Smithfield - Butchers, Bodysnatchers, Executioners and Healers
A Guided Walk
Wednesday 29 April 2026
11.30am to 1pm
Smithfield, London
Join us for an exciting walking tour with Anne Fletcher, a qualified City of London guide, historian and author. Anne will guide us around Smithfield, the oldest part of the City of London, untouched by the Great Fire of London.
We will discover the monasteries that once stood here as well as the centuries old meat market and hear about executions, cloth fairs, plague pits and body snatchers. You will see the oldest church in London and the oldest hospital in the UK.
Places: 20
Cost: £23.50
Event coordinator: Lynn Millns
lynn.millns@btconnect.com
