Wentworth leads redevelopment of Smithfield’s Markets for London Museum

Wentworth is proud to be at the heart of an extraordinary transformation at one of London’s historic landmarks.

For the past two years, in collaboration with Keltbray we have been working on the redevelopment of the General Market and Poultry Market at Smithfield, creating a dynamic new home for the London Museum (formerly the Museum of London).

Our role in this landmark project:

Structural enhancements tto prepare the historic buildings for the new museum location. Specialised temporary works and innovative interface designs.

Museum of London, Smithfield Market, Central London, UK

Sean Starkey, Lead Engineer at Wentworth on the Poultry Market, reflected on some of the challenges he faced designing the project schemes:

"Adding to the complexity, these schemes had to coordinate with the proposed permanent concrete and steelwork schemes. This often resulted in innovative schemes, such as the proprietary tower scheme which could only be positioned within the confined space of the cores to maintain lateral stability and vertical load transfer throughout the required modifications."

To delve deeper into the complexities and triumphs of this ambitious project, check out the full feature in New Civil Engineer, in which Wentworth & Keltbray, main contractor SRM, and the client London Museum discuss how the project teams have come together to breathe new life into these iconic spaces.