LONDON FISH MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION (BILLINGSGATE) LIMITED

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 CLC/B/151
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: LONDON FISH MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION (BILLINGSGATE) LIMITED
Date(s)	: 1881-1977
Level of description	: Collection
Extent	: 136 production units.
Name of creator(s)	: Various.

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The London Fish Trade Association was formed in 1880 as the London Fish Salesman's Association to protect the interests of Billingsgate merchants. It changed its name to the London Fish Trade Association in 1881. From 1884 it occupied the subscription rooms in Billingsgate Market. From 1934 the Association operated coastal advice and bulking schemes for the benefit of members; various other schemes were undertaken later.

The Association was incorporated in 1946 as the London Fish Merchants' Association (Billingsgate) Ltd (see CLC/B/151-01), and a trading company, London Wholesale Fish Trade (Billingsgate) Ltd (see CLC/B/151-05), was formed at the same time to take over the operation of the various schemes.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the London Fish Merchants' Association (Billingsgate) Limited, its predecessor the London Fish Trade Association, and associated organisations such as London Wholesale Fish Trade (Billingsgate) Limited and the National Federation of Inland Wholesale Fish Merchants. The records include minutes, registers of members, financial accounts, memorandum and articles of association, rules, material relating to schemes, and operational records.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

The records are arranged according to sub-fonds:
CLC/B/151-01: London Fish Merchants' Association (Billingsgate) Limited;
CLC/B/151-02: Billingsgate Cold Stores Limited;
CLC/B/151-03: Federation of British Wholesale Fish Merchants' Associations;
CLC/B/151-04: London Fish Trade Association;
CLC/B/151-05: London Wholesale Fish Trade (Billingsgate) Limited;
CLC/B/151-06: London Wholesale Fish Trade Limited;
CLC/B/151-07: National Federation of Inland Wholesale Fish Merchants.

Conditions governing access:

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

Finding aids:

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The records were deposited by the London Fish Merchants' Association (Billingsgate) Ltd in 1982 and catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Allied Materials

Related material:

See CLA/010 and COL/CC/BLM for papers of Billingsgate Market.

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
January to May 2011.