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Old Billingsgate Market is the name given to what is now a hospitality and events venue in the City of London, based in the Victorian building that was originally Billingsgate Fish Market, the world's largest fish market in the 19th century.
The first Billingsgate Market building was constructed on Lower Thames Street in 1850 by the builder John Jay, and the fish market was moved off the streets into its new riverside building. This was demolished in around 1873 and replaced by an arcaded market hall designed by City architect Horace Jones and built by John Mowlem & Co. in 1875, the building that still stands on the site today.<ref name=City>History of Billingsgate Template:Webarchive accessed 21 May 2007</ref>
In 1982, the fish market itself was relocated to a new site on the Isle of Dogs in east London. The 1875 building was then refurbished by architect Richard Rogers, originally to provide office accommodation.
Now used as an events venue, it remains a major London landmark and a notable Grade II listed building.
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- Old Billingsgate Market Mars 2014 02.jpg
Thames facing (south) view of the market
- Old Billingsgate Market from Shard London Bridge. Evening 2019-09-22.jpg
View of the market from The Shard
- Old billingsgate london weathervane.jpg
Weathervane detail
- Old billingsgate market door detail.jpg
Door detail
- Billingsgate Fish Market. ILN 1876.jpg
Market in 1876
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