Collection GB 0074 B/BFY - BRITISH VINEGARS LIMITED

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 B/BFY

Title

BRITISH VINEGARS LIMITED

Date(s)

  • 1747-1960 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1.56 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

British Vinegars Limited (BVL) was formed in 1932 from various British vinegar producing companies. For dates of amalgamation, see development chart in the collection. Beaufoy and Company was established by Mark Beaufoy as a manufactory of vinegar and 'mimicked wines' in the early 1740s at Cuper's Garden, south of the river Thames. In 1810 the company moved to South Lambeth, between Vauxhall and Stockwell, on part of Noel Caron's estate. The Beaufoy family's connection with vinegar production ended in 1941 when George Maurice Beaufoy (1893-1941) was killed by enemy action in the yard.

Archival history

GB 0074 B/BFY 1747-1960 Collection 1.56 linear metres British Vinegars Limited
Beaufoy and Company , vinegar producers
Panter, Woodward and Company , vinegar producers
Cambrian Vinegar Company , vinegar producers
Champion and Slee Limited , vinegar producers
Sarsons Limited , vinegar producers
Dufrais and Company , vinegar producers

British Vinegars Limited (BVL) was formed in 1932 from various British vinegar producing companies. For dates of amalgamation, see development chart in the collection. Beaufoy and Company was established by Mark Beaufoy as a manufactory of vinegar and 'mimicked wines' in the early 1740s at Cuper's Garden, south of the river Thames. In 1810 the company moved to South Lambeth, between Vauxhall and Stockwell, on part of Noel Caron's estate. The Beaufoy family's connection with vinegar production ended in 1941 when George Maurice Beaufoy (1893-1941) was killed by enemy action in the yard.

Deposited in two accessions, in 1972 and 1977 (AC/72/30, AC/77/29).

Records of British Vinegars Limited, 1747-1960. The earliest and greater bulk of the records concern Beaufoy and Company of South Lambeth which became part of British Vinegars Limited in 1932. These records include legal documents, papers relating to property, papers relating to vinegar production, staff records, trade correspondence and sales records, financial accounts, printed matter and photographs.

Papers of British Vinegars Limited including photographs, newspaper cuttings, histories and drawings.

Also in the collection are records of subsidiary companies that merged with British Vinegar Limited, including Beaufoy, Grimble and Company, London; Panter, Woodward and Company, Bristol; Cambrian Vinegar Company, Leeds; Champion and Slee Limited, London; Sarsons Limited, London and Dufrais and Company, London. Records include histories, advertising material, newspaper cuttings, photographs, financial accounts, minutes.

B/BFY/001-076: Beaufoy and Company; B/BFY/077-101: Other subsidiary/merged companies; B/BFY/102-120: British Vinegars Ltd.

Available for general access.

Copyright rests with the depositor.
English

Fit

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The Minet Library holds correspondence of Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy (1786-1851) dating from 1847 to 1851. This mainly concerns the establishment of the Lambeth Ragged School built by Henry circa 1847 as a memorial to his wife Eliza.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. July to October 2009 Companies British Vinegars Limited Beaufoy and Company , vinegar producers Panter, Woodward and Company , vinegar producers Cambrian Vinegar Company , vinegar producers Champion and Slee Limited , vinegar producers Sarsons Limited , vinegar producers Dufrais and Company , vinegar producers Enterprises

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in two accessions, in 1972 and 1977 (AC/72/30, AC/77/29).

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of British Vinegars Limited, 1747-1960. The earliest and greater bulk of the records concern Beaufoy and Company of South Lambeth which became part of British Vinegars Limited in 1932. These records include legal documents, papers relating to property, papers relating to vinegar production, staff records, trade correspondence and sales records, financial accounts, printed matter and photographs.

Papers of British Vinegars Limited including photographs, newspaper cuttings, histories and drawings.

Also in the collection are records of subsidiary companies that merged with British Vinegar Limited, including Beaufoy, Grimble and Company, London; Panter, Woodward and Company, Bristol; Cambrian Vinegar Company, Leeds; Champion and Slee Limited, London; Sarsons Limited, London and Dufrais and Company, London. Records include histories, advertising material, newspaper cuttings, photographs, financial accounts, minutes.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

B/BFY/001-076: Beaufoy and Company; B/BFY/077-101: Other subsidiary/merged companies; B/BFY/102-120: British Vinegars Ltd.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

The Minet Library holds correspondence of Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy (1786-1851) dating from 1847 to 1851. This mainly concerns the establishment of the Lambeth Ragged School built by Henry circa 1847 as a memorial to his wife Eliza.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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