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Super sad, have spent a long of time in the area from riding right through the middle of it and parking my motorbike under it, to wolfing Turkish lunches and dr
by vr46 2y ago
Super sad, have spent a long of time in the area from riding right through the middle of it and parking my motorbike under it, to wolfing Turkish lunches and drinking in the pubs (not on the same day, drink-driving mavens). It is a bit of anomaly in the modern London, hard to get to and surrounded by roads that aren’t really fit for purpose anymore, but it’s these incongruous spots that make things interesting. I remember the butcher on the main Farringdon Road just near the Charterhouse St junction, who was somewhat of a character, scoffing at my suggestion that he would even consider buying meat from Smithfield - literally around the corner - which confused and amused me at the same time.
I note the haughty remarks of other commenters who are neither familiar with the area or the ability to read, and suggest they pay a virtual visit to the spots in question
- hi_hi 2y agoMy running route would take me through the market in the mornings, only a few hours after it had closed up. I loved the smell of meat, which others would find quite offensive. It's a lovely area, and home to one of my favourite restaurants, St Johns.
- vr46 2y agoDid you run through Buyers Walk right inside the building, or do you mean Grand Ave, the short and often slippery vehicular road that cut the building in half? Either are cool, although I like the image of you running through the actual market like Rocky Balboa in the meat locker or something
- hi_hi 2y agoYeah, Grand Ave I think, it was in the afternoons or evenings mostly, so everything was well cleaned up by then. No stopping to punch a meat carcass unfortunately :)
- piltdownman 2y agoNot only is it home to St.John's as a restaurant, it is a geographical catalyst to a whole slow-food movement based on the food-markets proximity and the usage of offal and bone marrow by the gentleman and genius, Fergus Henderson. Bourdain was a great pal and admirer, describing him as 'the most influential chef of the last two decades' https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/17/st-john-restaurant-of-my-dreams-anthony-bourdain https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/17/st-john...
- justincormack 2y agoNot sure he buys from the market though.
- shermantanktop 2y agoI worked literally around the corner from there some years ago. Watch “Slow Horses” and you’ll see all those sights, including Barbican tube stop and its pedestrian bridge, Charterhouse square benches, the brutalist towers, my work’s favorite little pub, etc.
- interludead 2y agoThose kinds of spots (places that are a bit rough around the edges but full of personality) are what make cities like London so special