LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 1 BILLINGSGATE MARKET CLA/010 Reference Description Dates ADMINISTRATION General administration CLA/010/AD/01/001 Act for making Billingsgate a Free Market for nd the sale of Fish, 10 & 11 Wm.3. Former reference: Misc.Ms.45.4 CLA/010/AD/01/002 Orders of the Court of Aldermen to prevent 14 Dec 1699 forestalling, regrating and Ingrossing at Billingsgate Market. Former reference: PD.10.133 CLA/010/AD/01/003 Petition of Fishermen to Court of Aldermen that 1699/1700 since Billingsgate was made a free market they are hindered and oppressed by great vessels loaded with salt and oranges and that their small boats are even sunk. Also includes; Petition of fishmongers to Court of Alderman that the Bell for the commencement of the Market may be rung at 4 a.m. all the year. Former reference: Misc.Ms.85.2 CLA/010/AD/01/004 Copies of Acts and Orders touching the 17th Cent Fishmarket. Also includes; Petition of the Fishmongers to the Ld. Mayor and Court of Aldermen. re hours of the Market at Billingsgate. (undated) Former reference: Misc.Ms. 8.42 CLA/010/AD/01/005 Letter of H. Lang on behalf of his clients, 10 Sep 1822 executors of the King, to R. Forge, Botolph Lane, Lower Thames Street, demanding rent for his standing against the house of the testator at Billingsgate Market. Also includes; Letters for standings, Jan.- Feb. 1823. Former reference: Misc.Ms. 9.38 CLA/010/AD/01/006 Minutes of Evidence on an Enquiry into the 14 - 15 Dec destruction of Fish at Billingsgate, in 1880 consequence of the alleged inadequacy of the accommodation at the Market. Former reference: Misc.Ms.45.1 LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 2 BILLINGSGATE MARKET CLA/010 Reference Description Dates CLA/010/AD/01/007 Report of Spencer Walpole Esq., Inspector of 31 Dec 1880 Fisheries, on the destruction of Fish at Billingsgate, in consequence of the alleged inadequate accommodation at Billingsgate Market. Former reference: PD.17.12 CLA/010/AD/01/008 [Number not used. See COL/AC/05/003] Davis 1886 v Lester Dr Sharpe's Report as to (1) Establishment of Billingsgate Market (2) Extent of Billingsgate Market (3) Jurisdiction of the Corporation over the Public Highways of the City and their right to remove obstructions. Statement of case for Q.B. Former reference: Misc.Ms.90.9 CLA/010/AD/01/009 Case for the opinion of Officers as to whether 1892 any difficulty will arise by the Billingsgate and Leadenhall Markets Committee giving permission without going to the Court of Common Council for the sale of vegetables on the stands in Billingsgate Buildings Former reference: Misc.Ms.86.6 CLA/010/AD/01/010 Collector's Order Book 21 Sep 1855 - 1 volume 23 Jun 1882 Former reference: MB/14/1 CLA/010/AD/01/011 Collector's [later Clerk & Superintendent's] 23 Jun 1882 - Order Book 14 Oct Feb 1 volume 1893 Former reference: MB/14/2 CLA/010/AD/01/012 Superintendent's Order Book 26i 1894 - 21v 1 volume 1903 Former reference: MB/14/3 CLA/010/AD/01/013 Superintendent's Order Book 22v 1903 - 23 1 volume Sep 1910 Former reference: MB/14/4 CLA/010/AD/01/014 Superintendent's Order Book 21 Oct 1910 - 1 volume 6 Nov 1923 Former reference: MB/14/5 LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 3 BILLINGSGATE MARKET CLA/010 Reference Description Dates CLA/010/AD/01/015 Superintendent's Order Book 20 Oct Feb Indexed: Includes Leadenhall Market 1940 - 21 Oct 1 volume 1949 Former reference: MB/14/6 CLA/010/AD/01/016 Superintendent's Order Book 18 Nov 1949 - Indexed: Includes Leadenhall Market 18 Oct Feb 1 volume 1953 Former reference: MB/14/7 CLA/010/AD/01/017 Reports (copies) of the Superintendent to the 1885 - 99 Billingsgate and Leadenhall Markets Committee 1 volume Former reference: MB/15/1 CLA/010/AD/01/018 Reports (copies) of the Superintendent to the 1899 - 1907 Billingsgate and Leadenhall Markets Committee 1 volume Former reference: MB/15/2 CLA/010/AD/01/019 Reports (copies) of the Superintendent to the 1907 - 1912 Billingsgate and Leadenhall Markets Committee 1 volume Former reference: MB/15/3 CLA/010/AD/01/020 Reports (copies) of the Superintendent to the 1912 - 1919 Billingsgate and Leadenhall Markets Committee 1 volume Former reference: MB/15/4 CLA/010/AD/01/021 Reports (copies) of the Superintendent to the 1919 - 1924 Billingsgate and Leadenhall Markets Committee 1 volume Former reference: MB/15/5 CLA/010/AD/01/022 Reports (copies) of the Superintendent to the 1924 - 1929 Billingsgate and Leadenhall Markets Committee 1 volume Former reference: MB/15/6 CLA/010/AD/01/023 Reports (copies) of the Superintendent to the 1934 - 1937 Billingsgate and Leadenhall Markets Committee 1 volume Former reference: MB/15/7 LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 4 BILLINGSGATE MARKET CLA/010 Reference Description Dates CLA/010/AD/01/024 Reports (copies) of the Superintendent to the 1938 - 1946 Billingsgate and Leadenhall Markets Committee 1 volume Former reference: MB/15/8 CLA/010/AD/01/025 Reports (copies) of the Superintendent to the 1946 - 1949 Billingsgate and Leadenhall Markets Committee 1 volume Former reference: MB/15/9 CLA/010/AD/01/026 Reports (copies) of the Superintendent to the 1950 - 1956 Billingsgate and Leadenhall Markets Committee 1 volume Former reference: MB/15/10 CLA/010/AD/01/027 Superintendent's Reports 19 Oct 1956 - The contents are copies of the Superintendent's 20 Dec 1963 reports to the Billingsgate & Leadenhall Markets Committee. From c.1960 a few reports cover Leadenhall, although such reports are infrequent, there being 2 separate volume for Leadenhall. Includes list of contents, arranged alphabetically by month (April under A etc) 1 volume Former reference: MB/15/11 CLA/010/AD/01/028 Superintendent's Reports 15 Feb 1964 - The contents are copies of the Superintendent's 25 Jul 1967 reports to the Billingsgate & Leadenhall Markets Committee. From c.1960 a few reports cover Leadenhall, although such reports are infrequent, there being 2 separate volume for Leadenhall. Includes list of contents, arranged alphabetically by month (April under A etc) 1 volume Former reference: MB/15/12 CLA/010/AD/01/029 Letter Book 1901 - 04 Belonging to Clerk of the Market and Superintendent 1 volume Former reference: MB/16/1 CLA/010/AD/01/030 Superintendent's Letter Book 13 Oct 1923 - [Indexed] 28 Oct 1925 Former reference: MB/16/2 LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 5 BILLINGSGATE MARKET CLA/010 Reference Description Dates CLA/010/AD/01/031 Human Remains from the site of Billingsgate 18 Jul 1940 Market Extension Grant of a grave in Ilford Cemetery by the Burial Board to the Billingsgate Market Committee for reburial - Square 241 No 107864 Former reference: PD. 46.20 Staff CLA/010/AD/02/001 Staff Order Book 1877 - 86 Few entries does not include porters 1 volume Former reference: MB/17/1 CLA/010/AD/02/002 Porters' Licences c. 1877 - 1906 (Nos. 1-1250) [Indexed] Names and addresses of porters, date of issue of licence and renewal dates, and some personal details such as age, height, colour of eyes etc. Former reference: MB/18/1 CLA/010/AD/02/003 Porters' Licences 1882 - 1906 (Nos. 1251-2250) [Indexed] Names and addresses of porters, date of issue of licence and renewal dates, and some personal details such as age, height, colour of eyes etc. Former reference: MB/18/2 CLA/010/AD/02/004 Porters' Licences 1908 - 20 (Nos. 1-2250, complete to 1455 only) [Indexed] Names and addresses of porters, date of issue of licence and renewal dates, and some personal details such as age, height, colour of eyes etc. Former reference: MB/18/3 CLA/010/AD/02/005 Porters' Licences 1921 - 32 (Nos. 1-2250, complete to 1467 only) Names and addresses of porters, date of issue of licence and renewal dates, and some personal details such as age, height, colour of eyes etc. Former reference: MB/18/4 LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 6 BILLINGSGATE MARKET CLA/010 Reference Description Dates CLA/010/AD/02/006 Index to Porters' Licences nd - post WWII Names and addresses of porters, date of issue of licence and renewal dates, and some personal details such as age, height, colour of eyes etc. Former reference: MB/18/5 CLA/010/AD/02/007 Applications for Porters' Licences 1919 - 34 (Nos. 1-1110). Names and addresses of applicants with personal details as above, date of application, names of referees and number of licence, where appropriate) 1 volume Former reference: MB/19/1 CLA/010/AD/02/008 Porters' licences 1932 - 48 Not available for general access (nos. 1-1500) 1 volume Former reference: MB/18/6 CLA/010/AD/02/009 Index volume 1932 - 48 Not available for general access Information given includes age and, occasionally, date of birth, height, colour of eyes, hair and complexion, date of issue of licence, often before 1932, renewals and occasional remarks. Some entries have the firm's names pencilled in for individual porters employed by them. Nos. 1468-1500 were issued for temporary licences only. 1 volume Former reference: MB/18/7 CLA/010/AD/02/010 Names of market firms [in approximate nd [post World Not available for general access alphabetical order, with some random later War II] additions] giving names of porters employed by them and porters' licence numbers 1 volume Former reference: MB/20/1 LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 7 BILLINGSGATE MARKET CLA/010 Reference Description Dates CLA/010/AD/02/011 Empties.