Under the painted roof of Leadenhall MarketLeadenhall Market
- Best time
- A weekday lunchtime, when City workers fill it; it is quiet at weekends
- Getting there
- Bank or Monument Underground stations, a five-minute walk
Why it’s in the log
There has been a market here since the 14th century, but the roof is Victorian. Sir Horace Jones, who also designed Billingsgate and Smithfield, built the present hall in 1881 in wrought iron and glass, painted maroon and cream.
In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone the market stood in for the streets around the Leaky Cauldron and the way into Diagon Alley. It's still a working market, though these days that mostly means pubs, restaurants and shops for the City's office workers.
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