Coleção GB 0074 CLC/308 - BARTHOLOMEW FAIR

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Código de referência

GB 0074 CLC/308

Título

BARTHOLOMEW FAIR

Data(s)

  • 164--1854 (Produção)

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Coleção

Dimensão e suporte

3 production units.

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História biográfica

The fair was founded at Smithfield by Rahere, founder of the Priory and Hospice dedicated to St Bartholomew. Following a royal charter of 1133 the Priory received the tolls of the cloth fair, held annually for three days from the eve of St Bartholomew's Day. The Corporation of London held a cattle fair at the same time and constantly disputed the rights to tolls. In 1445 the City became joint Lords of the Fair, taking full control from 1604. In the seventeenth century the fair became more important as a centre of general entertainment than a cloth fair, and there were numerous booths offering different attractions. The City authorities, however, increasingly saw the fair as encouraging public disorder, and the fair was suppressed in 1855. It was replaced in 1866 by Smithfield Market.

A Court of Piepowders was organised by the local government of an area specifically to handle cases arising from events at a fair; such as disputes between merchants, thefts, and acts of violence.

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História do arquivo

GB 0074 CLC/308 164--1854 Collection 3 production units. Bartholomew Fair , market and entertainments at Smithfield

The fair was founded at Smithfield by Rahere, founder of the Priory and Hospice dedicated to St Bartholomew. Following a royal charter of 1133 the Priory received the tolls of the cloth fair, held annually for three days from the eve of St Bartholomew's Day. The Corporation of London held a cattle fair at the same time and constantly disputed the rights to tolls. In 1445 the City became joint Lords of the Fair, taking full control from 1604. In the seventeenth century the fair became more important as a centre of general entertainment than a cloth fair, and there were numerous booths offering different attractions. The City authorities, however, increasingly saw the fair as encouraging public disorder, and the fair was suppressed in 1855. It was replaced in 1866 by Smithfield Market.

A Court of Piepowders was organised by the local government of an area specifically to handle cases arising from events at a fair; such as disputes between merchants, thefts, and acts of violence.

Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records relating to Bartholomew Fair, inclduing pie powder court book, 1790-1854; historical notes, press cuttings and other notes, ca. 1641-ca. 1848; and accounts of receipts and expenditure for Bartholomew Fair, 1671. They were catalogued at various dates by members of Guildhall Library staff.

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Restricted access: please see staff.

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

English

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

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.

August to October 2010. Bartholomew Fair , market and entertainments at Smithfield Information sources Records and correspondence Records (documents) Court records Leisure Smithfield Leisure time activities Cultural events Fairs (entertainment) Administration of justice Courts Piepowder courts Trade Domestic trade Fairs (trade) City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe

Fonte imediata de aquisição ou transferência

Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

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Âmbito e conteúdo

Records relating to Bartholomew Fair, inclduing pie powder court book, 1790-1854; historical notes, press cuttings and other notes, ca. 1641-ca. 1848; and accounts of receipts and expenditure for Bartholomew Fair, 1671. They were catalogued at various dates by members of Guildhall Library staff.

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Incorporações

Sistema de arranjo

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Zona de condições de acesso e utilização

Condições de acesso

Restricted access: please see staff.

Condiçoes de reprodução

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Idioma do material

  • inglês

Sistema de escrita do material

  • latim

Notas ao idioma e script

English

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

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Identificador da instituição

London Metropolitan Archives

Regras ou convenções utilizadas

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.

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Línguas e escritas

  • inglês

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