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Luxton and Co , fishmongers
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John Hawkins Luxton came to London from Plymouth to establish his fish trading business in 1883. By 1895 he held a tenancy of a stand in Billingsgate Market. J. H. Luxton transferred the stand to his son Horace Russell Luxton in 1941. The business was incorporated as Luxton and Company (Billingsgate) Limited in 1951, having previously traded as Luxton and Company. J. H. Luxton died in 1961.