Welcome to Legends of Leadenhall, a series of semi-fictional tales grounded in historical fact.
Our ten legends will take you on a journey through time, visiting very different points in Leadenhall Market’s long and unique history. It’s a story of great success and terrible disaster. The Market has been destroyed and rebuilt from scratch more than once, but this is also a story of enduring appeal. For as long as there have been Londoners, they have been drawn to meet, socialise and shop at Leadenhall Market.
Access the tour here and discover the stories surrounding Leadenhall Market’s place in history.
Sources and references
Narrated by Charlie Carter and Frances Eva Lea
WW2 People’s War is an online archive of wartime memories contributed by members of the public and gathered by the BBC. The archive can be found here.