Graham Barker continues his occupational history series with John Collins, a Victorian fishmonger and game dealer
Wander through Leicester Market Place today and you’ll see that it’s in transition; the 1970s indoor market has been demolished, plans are in hand to create a piazza behind the Corn Exchange, and a new food hall – angled and curved in glass and steel – is set out with tempting displays of fresh fish, cheeses and cooked meats.
Such change is nothing new; it’s simply the latest instalment in the history of a market that has evolved since the 13th century. John Collins – a Victorian fishmonger, game dealer and publican – also witnessed many changes hereabouts. In this article, Graham Barker delves into the archives to find out more. Click to download: John Collins, Victorian fishmonger and game dealer
Take a look too at the other articles in our Trading Stories, Working Lives series:
Mary Ann Norman, Victorian laundress of Paradise Place
John and George Firn, monumental masons
Polkey boatmen of Loughborough
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[…] John Collins, who was the subject of one of my earlier Trading Stories, Working Lives articles: John Collins, a Victorian fishmonger and game dealer. He appears as a ‘fish salesman’ in his marriage certificate 91881) as well as the […]