

In Leith, Gladstones used to open at dawn to serve railway workers, cabbies and postmen, but now just keeps regular hours. In Dublin, Slatterys is one of a number of early houses still going strong near the old markets.


In London, as well as up and down Britain, early houses are often located next to traditional marketplaces worked by people like those in Pucknell’s family, or close to docks and other industry sites where people work in shifts. There has been a market at Smithfield, central London, since the 12th century.
