City businessmen have their shoes shined in Leadenhall Market, a few days before Christmas. Standing in matching poses, the men have left feet up on the shoesshiners' polishing equipment in the central part of this Victorian covered marketplace. Shoe-shiners are a traditional location to operate where city gentlemen pass-by on their way to meetings or lunches nearby. Leadenhall Market is one of the oldest markets in London, dating from the 14th century and is in the historic centre of the City of London financial district aka The Square Mile, founded by the Romans in the 1st Century.