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- 1857-1976 (Creation)
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42 production units.
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Biographical history
James Budgett founded H H and S Budgett and Company, wholesale grocers, at 22 Mincing Lane in 1857. The Company moved to 5 Monument Yard in 1858. In 1875 it moved to 22 Eastcheap as a wholesale tea and coffee dealer, while a new firm was founded to carry on its sugar, rice and fruit business at Monument Yard.
James Budgett and Son moved to 3-4 Lawrence Pountney Lane in 1880, 2-4 Idol Lane in 1915 and 60 Mark Lane in 1972. It became a private limited company in 1886. It changed its name to Kirtlington Holdings Limited in 1980, but the old name and the sugar business were continued under new owners, E D and F Mann Limited.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/133 1857-1976 Collection 42 production units. H H and S Budgett and Co , wholesale grocers
James Budgett and Son Ltd , wholesale grocers
James Budgett founded H H and S Budgett and Company, wholesale grocers, at 22 Mincing Lane in 1857. The Company moved to 5 Monument Yard in 1858. In 1875 it moved to 22 Eastcheap as a wholesale tea and coffee dealer, while a new firm was founded to carry on its sugar, rice and fruit business at Monument Yard.
James Budgett and Son moved to 3-4 Lawrence Pountney Lane in 1880, 2-4 Idol Lane in 1915 and 60 Mark Lane in 1972. It became a private limited company in 1886. It changed its name to Kirtlington Holdings Limited in 1980, but the old name and the sugar business were continued under new owners, E D and F Mann Limited.
The archives were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the Company in 1983. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of H H and S Budgett and Company, wholesale grocers, and successors James Budgett and Son Limited, wholesale grocers. The archives include some pre-1875 items of H H and S Budgett and Company. These records were taken over by James Budgett and Son in 1875 and some were directly continued by the later company, without any perceptible break. The records also include minutes, financial and administrative material, and records of customers and staff.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Available for general access.
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.
January to May 2011. Information sources Documents Business records Wholesale trade Trade (practice) Grocery trade People People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Grocers James Budgett and Son Ltd , wholesale grocers H H and S Budgett and Co , wholesale grocers London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The archives were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the Company in 1983. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Records of H H and S Budgett and Company, wholesale grocers, and successors James Budgett and Son Limited, wholesale grocers. The archives include some pre-1875 items of H H and S Budgett and Company. These records were taken over by James Budgett and Son in 1875 and some were directly continued by the later company, without any perceptible break. The records also include minutes, financial and administrative material, and records of customers and staff.
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Accruals
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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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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- English