Sculpture: Greengrocers and sheep
Erection date: 1988
Inscription
{No inscription or information, that we could find.}
This sculpture commemorates the use of London Fields as a grazing area for livestock, a stop on the route for livestock and produce on its journey to the London markets in Cheapside, and Smithfield for the meat. Elsewhere the people are described as flower-sellers but we think this would not be historically correct and anyway, the contents of their baskets look more like fruit and veg.
2018: the sculpture has been restored.
Site: Greengrocers and sheep (1 memorial)
E8, London Fields
See John Martin's Designs and London Gardens Online for the history of London Fields.
Go to map of other memorials in this area
