Leadenhall Market

Leadenhall Market is a covered market in the City of London.

Already in the 14th century met around the Leadenhall Mr. poultry and cheese dealer. In 1463 he got the balance right for wool, in 1488 the monopoly of trade in leather. By the great fire of London in 1666 large parts of the market were destroyed. The subsequently built long-standing temporary was rebuilt in 1881 by Sir Horace Jones, who has also covered the Billingsgate Market and Smithfield Market. A hall of cast iron and glass spans since the previous stone building. 1991 Leadenhall Market has been restored.

Today, the market fish, meat, cheese and other food and delicatessens, wine shops, florists, hairdressers, bars and restaurants houses. The hall is continuously available daily, the shops are open Monday to Friday from 7.00 clock and are frequented by the city population as well as tourists.

Trivia

In the market the goose "Old Tom" is buried with a memorial stone. You should have made it several times to escape being slaughtered, and thus became a local celebrity. She was regularly fed by the stand owners until she died in 1835 at the age of 38 years.

The scenes in Diagon Alley in the first film in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, were included in the 2001 Leadenhall Market.