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- 1908-1912 (Creation)
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One production unit.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
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.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/227-126 1908-1912 Collection One production unit. Luxton and Co , fishmongers
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.
These papers were donated to Guildhall Library on 9 June 1998 by the London Fish Merchants Association (Billingsgate) Ltd via the Business Archives Council. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Papers of Luxton and Company, fishmongers, mostly letters to John Hawkins Luxton relating to trading and family matters.
One file containing fifty items.
Available for general access.
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.
January to May 2011. Trade (practice) Fish trade People People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Fishmongers Commercial premises Fishmarkets Information sources Documents Business records Luxton and Co , fishmongers Billingsgate City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
These papers were donated to Guildhall Library on 9 June 1998 by the London Fish Merchants Association (Billingsgate) Ltd via the Business Archives Council. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Papers of Luxton and Company, fishmongers, mostly letters to John Hawkins Luxton relating to trading and family matters.
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One file containing fifty items.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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- English
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- 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