This is a rare example of a horse trough in Central London, situated at Smithfield in front of St Bartholomew’s hospital. There used to be hundreds of them and, boy, were they needed. At the beginning of the 20th century, London had a population of well over 50,000 horses which needed to drink to survive. […]

A stone lion stands guard over the former HQ of Herbert and Sons, manufacturers of scales and weighing machines, in West Smithfield, in the City of London.