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BILLINGSGATE MARKET. Billingsgate, the great fish market of London, has enriched the language by a synonym for expressions which are neither polite nor elegant. To " talk Billingsgate " is to use language which is " not fit for publication." As in so many other instances, however, the phrase has survived the fact, and there is no reason whatever to supposethat the salesmen and porters who do business in the great fish market are distinguished above their fellows for an ill use of their tongues. All is now as well regulated and good tempered as such a busy place can be. The amount of fish brought to Billingsgate is enormous. The extended use of ice to preserve the catch, and the introduction of steamers to bring it rapidly from the fishing-grounds, has immensely increased the supply of good fish in good condition : and London greatly benefits by the improvement. |
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between 1887 and 1889 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1889-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Source | The Queen's Empire. Volume 4. Cassell & Co. London | |||
Author | Various photographers for Cassell & Co. | |||
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