Z908/3

Telephone books The telephone books contain messages to/from Borough Market, London, growers etc. Entries record daily weather conditions. type of vegetables produced/sold - (eg, sprouts, spinach, parsley, beet, potatoes, onions, parsnips, marrows, lettuce, beans, peas, sprouts, rhubarb, etc.)- quantity of vegetables produced/sold; vegetable prices., payments, type and quantity of vegetables not sold; trading trends and news snippets (particularly interesting during war years); messages from wholesalers and growers concerning produce, loads etc.; messages and instructions on planting, orders, workers; lorry/rail loads to London entry recording death of Walter Cole. (3rd February 1947)

1931-1964

From: 1931 To: 1964

sub-fonds

Southwark Borough Market, weather, vegetables, markets, wholesalers, Southwark Borough Market