World’s oldest surviving market running for 1,000 YEARS holds its final Christmas meat auction before it CLOSES THE world's oldest meat market held its final Christmas meat auction before its closure.
People gathered at Smithfield meat market near Farringdon on Christmas Eve to get a last chance to stock-up on food for the big day.
There were initial concerns that the market would close for good in 2028, but The City of London and Smithfield traders said on Monday that they planned to move it to a new location.
Customers were fighting to get the best meat, whether it be turkey, geese, beef or lamb.
At the event this year, people were seen wearing Santa hats and Christmas jumpers as they crammed into the venue for the auction, run by G Lawrence butchers.
