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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Horticulture Divisions: Registered Files,...
Catalogue reference: MAF 301
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MAF 301
Files relating to the redevelopment of Covent Garden market following the report of the Committee of Enquiry into Horticultural Marketing, and detailing the search for a suitable depot for empty containers and bulk produce; various schemes for...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MAF 301
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Horticulture Divisions: Registered Files, Covent Garden Market Redevelopment (CG Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1957-1989
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files relating to the redevelopment of Covent Garden market following the report of the Committee of Enquiry into Horticultural Marketing, and detailing the search for a suitable depot for empty containers and bulk produce; various schemes for resiting the market, the move of the market to Nine Elms and the redevelopment of the old market site. The series includes minutes of meetings of the Covent Garden Market Authority.
The following files in this series contain maps or plans: MAF 301/5, 6, 10, 13-16, 24, 25, 34, 38, 42, 54, 61, 64, 65, 67, 73. MAF 301/34 contains photographs.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
- Arrangement
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- CG file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Horticulture Division, 1956-1963
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Horticulture Division I, 1963-1977
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 145 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1994 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Some files contain maps or plans.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1958 onwards
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Covent Garden Market dates from a 1670 charter. In 1956 the Runciman Committee of Enquiry into Horticultural Marketing reported that the market now faced severe problems of congestion and delay, and should be improved and re-organised. The Government's response - the Covent Garden Market Act 1961 - established a Covent Garden Market Authority to take control of the market, improve its facilities, etc. The Minister of Agriculture was generally responsible for this authority. The Covent Garden Market Act 1966 enabled the authority to transfer the market to Lambeth and Wandsworth (New Covent Garden at Nine Elms).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10701/
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Within the department: MAF
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Horticulture Divisions: Registered Files, Covent Garden Market Redevelopment (CG Series)