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.
