The Clock Tower in Caledonian Park
Introduction
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The Clock Tower in Caledonian Park
Image: © Marathon Taken: 9 Nov 2021
The Caledonian Park Clock Tower was built as the centre piece to the Metropolitan Cattle Market which opened in 1855 to replace Smithfield as London's main livestock market. The tower was designed to act as a focal point for drovers entering London. Prior to that, it was known as Copenhagen Fields. On 21st April 1834, 100,000 people gathered here in support of the Tolpuddle martyrs. The cattle market closed in 1939. The original railings of the cattle market can still be seen - https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7015996 The sale of meat ended in the 1960s. The market buildings were then mostly demolished, council housing, principally the Market Estate, was built over much of the site, and the remainder converted to Caledonian Park. A very full and interesting history can be seen at https://alondoninheritance.com/london-monuments/caledonian-park-history-murals-and-a-fire/
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51.547081
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