<p><br> Laid out in the mid-17th century as a marketplace and now an open plaza, Smithfield becomes a horse market the first Sunday of every month.</p>

Horse Market


Laid out in the mid-17th century as a marketplace and now an open plaza, Smithfield becomes a horse market the first Sunday of every month.

Photograph by Liam Blake/Imagefile

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