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- c 1930-1953 (Creation)
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4 production units.
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Biographical history
The firm of Skelton Brothers, corn factors, appears in the London directories by at least 1900, being based then at 50 Mark Lane and at 39 and 40 Old Corn Exchange. In 1942 it moved to 101 Leadenhall Street, and in 1953 to 18 Corn Exchange Chambers, Seething Lane. Thereafter it disappears from the directories.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/200 c 1930-1953 Collection 4 production units. Skelton Brothers , corn factors
The firm of Skelton Brothers, corn factors, appears in the London directories by at least 1900, being based then at 50 Mark Lane and at 39 and 40 Old Corn Exchange. In 1942 it moved to 101 Leadenhall Street, and in 1953 to 18 Corn Exchange Chambers, Seething Lane. Thereafter it disappears from the directories.
The following few surviving records of Skelton Brothers were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the Corn Exchange Company Ltd on 17 November 1994, amongst the records of the Corn Exchange. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of Skelton Brothers, corn factors, comprising grain sales expenses and receipt books 1939-53 and an address book of customers and suppliers [1920-1940].
24 HOURS NOTICE REQUIRED FOR ACCESS.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
For the records of the Corn Exchange, see CLC/B/058.
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. City of London Skelton Brothers , corn factors Grain trade Trade (practice) People People by occupation Personnel Agricultural personnel Corn factors Information sources Documents Business records London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The following few surviving records of Skelton Brothers were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the Corn Exchange Company Ltd on 17 November 1994, amongst the records of the Corn Exchange. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Scope and content
Records of Skelton Brothers, corn factors, comprising grain sales expenses and receipt books 1939-53 and an address book of customers and suppliers [1920-1940].
24 HOURS NOTICE REQUIRED FOR ACCESS.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Conditions governing access
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
For the records of the Corn Exchange, see CLC/B/058.
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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