Billingsgate Collection

Porters at Billingsgate Fish Market, London, c. 1950
Photograph showing a group of porters outside Billingsgate Fish Market in London, c.1950. The porters are shown carrying crates of fish on their heads. Date: c.1950

Billingsgate Market / R&p
BILLINGSGATE FISH MARKET A busy day at the largest fish market in the East End of London

London - Billingsgate Fish Market - Standing amid the catch
Oh My Cod! London - Billingsgate Fish Market - Standing amid the catch. Date: circa 1908

Billingsgate Fish Market

Billingsgate Fish Market - Fresh Haddock
Fresh Haddock brought to Billingsgate Fish Market in London on large wagons Date: 1912

Billingsgate / Staniland
Bringing in the days catch and setting out the fish at BILLINGSGATE market

Billingsgate Market 1598
Billingsgate fish market

Billingsgate Fishwife
A fishwife of Billingsgate, Londons fish market

Billingsgate Ward

Billingsgate Ward and Bridge Ward

Photograph of Yarmouth Arms, Old Billingsgate, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Old Kings Head & Mermaid PH, Billingsgate, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

New London Bridge, Billingsgate and the Scavenger. New London Bridge built by John Rennie in 1825 4, Billingsgate fish market 5 and Scavengers with horse and cart cleaning the streets 6

Countrymen on a stage coach, the Monument and Pie Corner. Four-horse stage coach in front of Saint Pauls Cathedral 1, the Monument to the Fire of London in Fish Street Hill 2

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a Billingsgate fishwoman with a basket on her head. Death and the Fishwoman. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a nightwatchman
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a London nightwatchman with lantern and cudgel. Death and the Watchman. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus

Fish auction, Billingsgate Market, London
Fish auction at Billingsgate Market, London. 1884

Billingsgate market, from the river 1868
Exterior of Billingsgate market, view from the River Thames of boats arriving in with the nights catch. Date: 1868

Arrival of the mackerel boats 1868
Fishermen bringing in the catch of mackerel hours before dawn, arriving on the River Thames to be sold at Billingsgate market, in the 1860s it was estimated that 25, 000

Scene near Billingsgate Fish Market, City of London. Date: circa 1930s

Billingsgate fish market 1862
Billingsgate fish market, early morning trade, fish being sold by auction. Date: 1862

Billingsgate Fish Market, London 1849
Interior of the Billingsgate Fish Market, London, showing a large number of traders and porters with baskets of fish. Date: 1849

Billingsgate Fish Market, London 1876
Exterior of the then new Billingsgate Fish Market in London, 1876. In the foreground of this image one can see a large number of boats and lighters on the River Thames. Date: 1876

Billingsgate Fish Market, London 1886
Interior of the Billingsgate Fish Market in London. Traders viewing fish and porters bringing crates of fish, on their heads, into the market. Date: 1886

TRADERS AT BILLINSGATE
Traders at Billingsgate fish market auctioning the latest catch. Date: 1870

BILLINGSGATE - DORE 5
Setting out the fish at BILLINGSGATE market Date: 1870

BILLINGSGATE - DORE 4
Porters, merchants and customers at BILLINGSGATE fish market Date: 1870

BILLINSGATE FISH MARKET
BILLINGSGATE fish market, London : landing the days catch Date: 1870

BILLINGSGATE / LANTERN
A view along the River Thames towards (old) Billingsgate (City of London) at night. Date: 1910

Billingsgate fish market 1862
Billingsgate fish market, carrying fish ashore at four o clock in the morning. Date: 1862

Billingsgate / Dore 1
BILLINGSGATE fish market : auctioning the days catch Date: 1870

Billingsgate Market 1920
Workers unloading crates at Billingsgate fish market Date: circa 1920

Billingsgate Fish Market, London Date: 1897

Quiet period, early afternoon, Billingsgate Fish Market interior, London, Date: 1950s

Large blocks of ice, Billingsgate Fish Market, London. Date: 1950s

Fish carts, Billingsgate. Date: 1950s

The Market, Billingsgate, London
The Market, Billingsgate, Poplar, near Millwall, County of London, England. Date: 1900s

Custom House, London
The new Custom House, fronting the Thames, viewed from Billingsgate. Date: 1828

Landing Fish at Billingsgate Market, London, 1881
Engraving showing the busy, early morning scene outside Billingsgate Market as fresh fish was unloaded from boats moored in the River Thames, 1881

Billingsgate Fish Market, London, 1876
Engraving showing an interior view of the, then new, Billingsgate Fish Market in London, 1876. This image shows the large number of fish dealers crowding round a mound of fish

Oyster Boats at Billingsgate Market, London, 1877
Engraving showing oyster boats (on right, with masts) and lighters, in the River Thames, outside Billingsgate Fish Market, London, 1877. Date: 26 May 1877

French Fishwife
The Queen of the French Billingsgate, presumably well known in a fishmarket in France! Date: early 1930s

Billingsgate
Fishing boats bring their catch to the quayside at Billingsgate fish market

Billingsgate Fish Market, London, 1852
Engraving showing the, then recently opened, Billingsgate Fish Market on the north bank of the River Thames, in London, 1852

Old Billingsgate Fish Market, London, c. 1875
Engraving showing the exterior of the Old Billingsgate Fish Market in London, viewed from the River Thames, c.1875. In the foreground of this image one can see the sailing fishing boats

Fishing Smacks at Billingsgate, London, 1882
Engraving showing some fishing smacks moored beside Billingsgate Fish Market, London, 1882. On the right of the image, some porters appear to be landing the catch from the boats

Remains of a Roman Villa
General view of the remains of the Roman villa, on the site of the new Coal Exchange opposite Billingsgate Market. The portion of the house uncovered consisted of 2 rooms

Jablochkoffs electric light apparatus
Diagrams showing Jablochkoffs candle lamp. Paul Jablochkoff (1847-1894) was a Russian telegraph engineer who would rise to the post of director of telegraphs between Moscow and Kursk

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