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Smithfield Poultry Market

Smithfield Poultry Market in the City of London is a Grade II listed market building of 1963 with an elliptical concrete shell roof, part of the wider Smithfield meat market complex.

Why it matters

Included for the roof: a 68-metre elliptical concrete dome that was the largest of its kind in Europe when built, sitting inside a Victorian market complex.

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Sources & verification

coordinates.latitude: National Heritage List for England, entry 1381209: SMITHFIELD POULTRY MARKET (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07; Read from an authoritative geospatial publisher; see the coordinate's own status and role.
coordinates.longitude: National Heritage List for England, entry 1381209: SMITHFIELD POULTRY MARKET (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07

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