Open House London ・ 16–17 September 2017
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  • Caledonian Market or General Market, Islington
  • Second hand stalls at Caledonian Market, Islington
  • Metropolitan Cattle Market Trader with Donkey and Cart, Islington

Caledonian Park: Meat, Murder & Mayhem

J.B. Bunning

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Meet at: Caledonian Park
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Market Road, N7 9PL
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Full disabled access, Partial disabled access
Tour of the park and discover how Copenhagen Fields became Caledonian Park and how diplomacy gave way to debauchery and agitation and then butchery and commerce.

Design

Original design
J.B. Bunning, 1850
Type
Walk/tour, Public realm/landscape, Industrial
Period
Historical/contemporary, Victorian, Inter-war

  • Meat, Markets & Mayhem

    Discover how a Georgian Pleasure Garden was transformed into one of London's busiest, noisiest and dirtiest meat markets – the Metropolitan Cattle Market. Find out how diplomacy gave way to debauchery and agitation and then butchery and commerce.

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