Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/109 - H. BARBER AND SON LIMITED

79 production units.

GB 0074 CLC/B/109 1989-1981 Collection 79 production units. Various.

Henry Barber traded as a salmon factor from 1841. By 1855 he had a stand in Billingsgate market and by 1880 had leased shop 7 where the business remained until it went into voluntary liquidation in 1979. The limited company was formed in April 1925. It specialised in salmon, but also dealt in eels through subsidiaries.

Subsidiaries of H Barber and Son Limited included:

• D and J Barber (Eels) Limited, formerly John and Paul (Eels) Limited, eel merchants, trading from 13b Lovat Lane (they were taken over and renamed in 1960);

  • Braddan Fishing Co Limited, formed in 1952 to manage salmon fishings;
  • Cahill and Young Limited, a defunct Irish company which was acquired ca. 1954 and used to purchase the Galway fishery;
  • John T Clark Limited, a Billingsgate company taken over ca. 1960;
  • UC Farmer Limited, a Billingsgate company formed in 1965;
  • A Langley and Co Limited, cooked eel merchants, trading from 28 Monument Street;
  • EF Marchant Limited, a Billingsgate company taken over in 1964.

  Deposited at Guildhall Library in 1982. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

  Records of H Barber and Son Limited, salmon and eel merchants, and their subsidiaries including D and J Barber (Eels) Limited; Braddan Fishing Company Limited; Cahill and Young Limited; John T Clark Limited; U C Farmer Limited; A Langley and Company Limited and E F Marchant Limited.

  The collection is arranged in sub-fonds as follows:
  CLC/B/109-01: H. Barber and Son Limited;
  CLC/B/109-02: D. and J. Barber (Eels) Limited;
  CLC/B/109-03: Braddan Fishing Company Limited;
  CLC/B/109-04: Cahill and Young Limited;
  CLC/B/109-05: John T Clark Limited;
  CLC/B/109-06: U C Farmer Limited;
  CLC/B/109-07: A Langley and Company Limited;
  CLC/B/109-08: E F Marchant Limited.

  These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

  Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

  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.
  
  November 2010 to January 2011. H Barber and Son Ltd , traders in salmon and eels People People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Fishmongers Trade (practice) Fish trade Information sources Documents Business records Commercial premises Fishmarkets Zoology Animals Aquatic animals Fish Eels Fishing industry Eel fishing Agricultural products Animal products Fishery products Fisheries Salmon fisheries John and Paul (Eels) Ltd x D and J Barber (Eels) Ltd Braddan Fishing Co Ltd Cahill and Young Ltd , fishery John T Clark Limited , fish factor U. C. Farmer Ltd , fishmonger A Langley and Co Ltd , cooked eel merchants EF Marchant Ltd , fishmongers Billingsgate Market , Corporation of London Ireland Western Europe Europe City of London London England UK

Deposited at Guildhall Library in 1982. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of H Barber and Son Limited, salmon and eel merchants, and their subsidiaries including D and J Barber (Eels) Limited; Braddan Fishing Company Limited; Cahill and Young Limited; John T Clark Limited; U C Farmer Limited; A Langley and Company Limited and E F Marchant Limited.

The collection is arranged in sub-fonds as follows:
CLC/B/109-01: H. Barber and Son Limited;
CLC/B/109-02: D. and J. Barber (Eels) Limited;
CLC/B/109-03: Braddan Fishing Company Limited;
CLC/B/109-04: Cahill and Young Limited;
CLC/B/109-05: John T Clark Limited;
CLC/B/109-06: U C Farmer Limited;
CLC/B/109-07: A Langley and Company Limited;
CLC/B/109-08: E F Marchant Limited.

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

• English

• Latin

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.

• English