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Monday Miscellanea

This Week In London’s History Monday – 24th November 1868: The new meat market at Smithfield (known as the Central Market) is opened. Tuesday – 25th November 1952: Agatha Christie’s stage play, The Mousetrap, begins its run at the New Ambassadors Theatre in the West …

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Sporting Weekend: The Smithfield Nocturne

Sport is sometimes accused of taking itself too seriously, but Saturday evening will see a historic London landmark welcoming elite athletes, dogged semi-professionals and high-spirited amateurs alike to the second running of the Smithsfield Nocturne cycling event. Last year’s occasion attracted 5000 spectators to the …