THE BOROUGH MARKET TRUSTEES

The records of the Borough Market Trustees were kept in a strongroom or 'safe' room at the offices of the Trustees at 8 Southwark Street, and were generally in good condition. The records include complete series of minutes and financial records dating from the Market's reconstitution by Act of Parliament in 1755. There are many items concerning the market's property, including deeds and plans, and a good series of twentieth century correspondence illustrating many aspects of the administration of the Market. Much of the material comes from the office of the Clerk to the Trustees of the Market. Many of the papers in the Trustees' strongroom had been originally arranged in bundles or tin boxes. These have been broken up to allow the records to be listed by subject, but the original Borough Market Trustees bundle number and box number have been included in the description of the item.

File and plan titles and numbers included in the description of each item have been taken from the items themselves

There are additional records of the Market received earlier with the records of the Corporation of Wardens of St. Saviour's Southwark, and these are listed separately Records of the Corporation of Wardens of St. Saviour's Southwark, the Rectory Trustees, and John Collett Educational Foundation and the Wholesale Fruit and Potato Trades Benevolent Society which were received with the records of the Borough Market

Abbreviations

B.M. Borough Market

B.M. Devpt. Borough Market Development

B.M.T. Borough Market Trustees

Records of the Borough Market deposited with the records of the parish of St Saviour, Southwark (P92/SAV). These records are uncatalogued please contact London Metropolitan Archives for access.

CORPORATE RECORDS

P92/SAV 1845 Acts relating to the Borough Market and two several and related Acts to alter and amend the same

2 items

P92/SAV 1850-75 Agenda for Trustees Meetings

Original bundle No. 13

P92/SAV 3 Aug 1864 - 30 June 1870 Draft Minutes of Meetings of Trustees

P92/SAV 1856-7 Rough Minutes of Meetings of Trustees

Original bundle C

1 item

P92/SAV 16 Nov 1827-3 March 1865 Minutes of Rota Committee

UNFIT FOR CONSULTATION

P92/SAV 1852-53 Reports of Stands Committee

Report of Roof Sub-Committee

Original bundle No. 12

P92/SAV 1856 Report of Stands Committee

Report of Rota Committee

Report of Sub-Committee of the Market

Original bundle No. 13

3 items

LEGAL RECORDS

P92/SAV 1850-1880 Legal opinions, agreements and bonds

Original bundle No. 12

P92/SAV 1850-1875 Legal opinions, agreements, bonds

Original bundle No. 13

P92/SAV 1852-1865 Agreements, bonds, contracts

Original bundle No. 2

23 items.

P92/SAV 1859-1872 Petition and other legal documents relating to BMT v Charing Cross Railway Co.

Original bundle No. 4

27 items.

P92/SAV 1861-1871 Agreement with Charing Cross Railway Co., case (or legal opinion)

Original bundle A

P92/SAV 1856-1862 Agreements with Charing Cross Railway Co. compensation, petition, correspondence

Original bundle No. 8

P92/SAV 1852, 1869 Cases for legal opinion

Original bundle D

2 items.

P92/SAV 1852-1882 Agreements

Original bundle No. 11

FINANCIAL RECORDS

P92/SAV 31 Aug 1769 Market ratebook

P92/SAV 18 August 1862-10 August 1864 Ledger

P92/SAV 10 March 1823-7 March 1845 Market Cash Book

P92/SAV 1850-1880 Agreements for casual rents and tolls, letter from John Collett re loan to BMT, investment certificate

Original bundle No. 12

P92/SAV 1850-1875 Rental, half-yearly report and statement of account 26 Sept 1856, tenders for farms of tolls, notice to let tolls and rents

Original bundle No. 13

P92/SAV 1852-65 Agreements for letting tolls and casual rents

Original bundle No. 2

PROPERTY RECORDS

Angel Court

P92/SAV 1831-38 Leases for 20-24 Church Passage, Warehouse and property in Church Street and Angel Court

7 items

Borough Market, see Green Dragon Court

Bridge Street, see Church Yard

Church Passage, see Angel Court

Church Street, see also Angel Court

P92/SAV n.d. Copy of will of James Hill, re property in Church Street, St Saviour's Church Yard and Foul Lane

- 1 item

P92/SAV n.d. Abstracts of title re property in Church Street, York Street and Church Yard

3 items

Church Yard, see also Angel Court and Church Street

P92/SAV 25 March 1825 Lease and counterpart

2 items

P92/SAV 14 Nov 1860 Sale particulars of land in Church Yard Bridge Street and Union Street

Original bundle No. 8

2 items

Foul Lane, see Church Street and York Street

Green Dragon Court

P92/SAV 25 Nov 1856 Plan of land in Green Dragon Court and York Street for sale by auction, with poster

Original bundle No. 12

3 items

P92/SAV [1859-68] Abstract of title for land in York Street and Green Dragon Court, Borough Market and S.E. Railway Co. property

Original bundle B

6 items

P92/SAV 1861-71 Abstract of title for property in York Street and Green Dragon Court

Original bundle A

1 item

P92/SAV 1856-62 Abstracts of title to Green Dragon Court, schedule of title deeds, maps of land for sale in Green Dragon Court

Original bundle No. 8

4 items

Union Street, see Church Yard

York Street, see Green Dragon Court and Church Street

General

P92/SAV 1850-1880 "Report on a valuation and survey of freehold estates belonging to the See of Rochester with a view to sale to BMT" draft leases

Original bundle No. 12

P92/SAV 1856-62 Plan for changes to drinking fountain

Original bundle No. 8

1 item

P92/SAV 1850-1895 Draft leases, conveyances

Original bundle No. 13

P92/SAV 1852-1882 Draft conveyances, leases

Original bundle No. 11

P92/SAV 29 Aug 1850 Counterpart lease of warehouse and showroom

TENANTS' RECORDS

P92/SAV 1847-1849 Agreements with stallholders, lists of tenants, notes of letting out stands

Original bundle No. 9

48 items

Records of other organizations received with the records of the Borough Market Trustees. These records are uncatalogued Please contact London Metropolitan Archives

1. Wholesale Fruit and Potato Trades Benevolent Society

22 April 1938-31 Dec 1941 Hon. Treasurer's papers

2. John Collett's Educational Foundation

17 Nov 1924-24 Feb 1931 Agendas for Governors' meetings, minutes, lists of cheques

1 box file

3 April 1917-4 March 1924 Letter book

Indexed

Scholarship Guarantee Forms

2 files:-

12-14 March 1918 Girls

20-25 March 1918 Boys

19 Jan 1923-22 Jan 1932 "File: Application for scholarships to Borough Polytechnic Institution Technical Day School for Boys"

April 1928-March 1935 "File: Grants made - maintenance grants and scholarships. Work done at Georgian Cafe, Borough High Street"

1907-1921 Miscellaneous papers, including cheque books, bank pass book

Original bundle No. 604

1928-1931 General papers

1 file

3. Rectory Trustees

8 Jan 1925-28 April 1930 Agendas

1 box file

8 June 1922-14 May 1925 Letter book

Indexed

11 Sept 1916-20 March 1936 Receipts

1 box file

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

ACC/2058/1 CORPORATE RECORDS

ACC/2058/1/1 - 4 Acts relating to the Borough Market

ACC/2058/1/5 - 7 Histories

ACC/2058/1/8 - 15 Byelaws, instructions to officials and standing orders

ACC/2058/1/16 Register of seals

ACC/2058/1/17 Agenda

ACC/2058/1/18 - 62 Minutes

ACC/2058/1/63 - 74 Reports

ACC/2058/1/75 - 152 Correspondence

ACC/2058/1/153 - 157 Newspaper cuttings

Legal records:-

ACC/2058/1/158 - 163 Agreements, bonds, contracts

ACC/2058/1/164 - 183 Acts of Parliament, legal cases

ACC/2058/1/184 - 193 Evidences and Reports of Commissions

ACC/2058/1/194 - 199 War-time regulations, insurance, air raid damage

Records of other bodies:-

ACC/2058/1/200 - 225 Metropolitan Borough of Southwark

ACC/2058/1/226 London County Council

ACC/2058/1/227 - 229 Other Markets

ACC/2058/1/230 - 235 Printed notices and advertisements

ACC/2058/1/236 - 237 Statistics

ACC/2058/1/238 - 240 Benevolent Fund Records

ACC/2058/1/241 - 251 Borough Market Sports Records

ACC/2058/2 FINANCIAL RECORDS

ACC/2058/2/1 - 28 Balance sheets, statements of account and statements of receipts and expenditure

ACC/2058/2/29 - 52 Ledgers

ACC/2058/2/53 - 69 Cash Books

ACC/2058/2/70 - 77 Day Books

ACC/2058/2/78 Banking Records

ACC/2058/2/79 - 95 Income

ACC/2058/2/96 - 98 Expenditure

ACC/2058/2/99 Correspondence

ACC/2058/2/100 Share Prospectus

ACC/2058/2/101 - 102 Reference Works

ACC/2058/3/PROPERTY RECORDS

ACC/2058/3/1 - 3 General

ACC/2058/3/4 Adelaide Place

ACC/2058/3/5 Angel Public House

ACC/2058/3/6 - 19 Bedale Street

ACC/2058/3/20 Bell Public House

ACC/2058/3/21 Borough High Street

Borough Market:-

ACC/2058/3/22 - 27 Premises within

ACC/2058/3/28 - 32 Site of

ACC/2058/3/33 - 44 Maintenance, including cleansing and painting

ACC/2058/3/45 - 46 Yard

ACC/2058/3/47 - 59 Roof

ACC/2058/3/60 - 61 Extension of boundaries

ACC/2058/3/62 - 72 Stands

ACC/2058/3/73 - 95 New Entrance

ACC/2058/3/96 - 106 Destructor

ACC/2058/3/107 - 138 Plans and reference material

ACC/2058/3/139 - 142 General Maps

ACC/2058/3/143 - 144 Proposed Flower Market

ACC/2058/3/145 - 149 Borough Market offices and other plans

ACC/2058/3/150 Bridge Arcade

ACC/2058/3/151 Cathedral Street

ACC/2058/3/152 - 154 Charing Cross Railway Co.

ACC/2058/3/155 Church Street

ACC/2058/3/156 Church Yard

ACC/2058/3/157 Clink Liberty

ACC/2058/3/158 Coleman Street

ACC/2058/3/159 Compter Street

ACC/2058/3/160 Foul Lane

ACC/2058/3/161 - 162 Globe Public House

ACC/2058/3/163 - 167 Hop Warehouse

ACC/2058/3/168 - 169 Kerby Court

ACC/2058/3/170 King's Head Public House

ACC/2058/3/171 - 177 New Rents

ACC/2058/3/178 Parapet

ACC/2058/3/179 - 182 Park Street

ACC/2058/3/183 Ram's Head Public House

ACC/2058/3/184 - 186 Rochester House

ACC/2058/3/187 Rochester Street

ACC/2058/3/188 Ship Inn, Rochester Yard

ACC/2058/3/189 - 192 Southwark Street

ACC/2058/3/193 - 196 S. E. Railway Co.

ACC/2058/3/197 - 212 Stoney Street

ACC/2058/3/213 - 215 Three Crown Court

ACC/2058/3/216 - 223 Three Crown Square

ACC/2058/3/224 The Triangle

ACC/2058/3/225 - 236 Winchester Street

ACC/2058/3/237 Winchester Walk

ACC/2058/3/238 - 246 Winchester Wharves

ACC/2058/3/247 - 250 Winchester Yard

ACC/2058/3/251 - 260 York Street

ACC/2058/3/261 - 267 Correspondence

ACC/2058/3/268 - 276 Insurance

ACC/2058/4 TENANTS' RECORDS

ACC/2058/4/1 - 8 Tenants' records

ACC/2058/5 STAFF RECORDS

ACC/2058/5/1 - 8 Personnel

ACC/2058/5/9 - 16 Wages books

ACC/2058/5/17 - 22 Health and Safety at work, including accidents, medical insurance and sick certificates

ACC/2058/5/23 - 31 Income Tax, National Insurance and Superannuation

ACC/2058/5/32 Uniform and Clothing

• <corpname>Borough Market Trustees, 1755-</corpname>
• <corpname>Wholesale Fruit and Potato Trades Benevolent Society</corpname>
• <corpname>John Collett's Educational Foundation</corpname>
• <corpname>Rectory Trustees</corpname>

The Borough Market is one of the oldest markets in London. It was originally held on London Bridge, but in 1276 it moved away from the Bridge to the King's Highway, then the main thoroughfare in and out of London, and now known as Borough High Street. In 1550 Edward VI granted the City of London a Royal Charter to hold a market in the Borough of Southwark. At that date the market was still held in Borough High Street. However, by 1754 the volume of traffic using the Borough High Street had considerably increased and the market stalls hindered the traffic. By an Act of Parliament of 1755 the churchwardens overseers of the poor and inhabitants of the parish of St. Saviour, Southwark were charged with finding a new site for the market, empowered to buy the land and became Trustees of the Market. The site they chose was called The Triangle, which still forms the heart of the Market site. The act also decreed that the profits of the Market were to be used to alleviate parochial rates, a purpose for which they are still used today.

The 1755 Act also established one hundred twenty Commissioners and gave the churchwardens, overseers and inhabitants of the parish, as Trustees, the right to hold a market and levy tolls. The powers of the Trustees (whose numbers were limited to twenty-one in 1907) were modified by subsequent Acts of Parliament which gave them the authority to issue bye-laws, and prohibited any other market within one thousand yards of the Borough Market, and which also further defined the site of the Market. This was enlarged when the South Eastern Railway extension to Cannon Street and Charing Cross built in 1862, and in 1932 when Three Crown Square was closed. The Market now covers four acres.

Although the market originally sold all kinds of produce, by later Acts of Parliament its trade was restricted, as it is today, to fruit, flowers, vegetables, roots and herbs.