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Date(s)
- 1799-1960 (Creation)
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37 production units.
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Biographical history
Corney and Barrow Limited, wine and brandy merchants, successively of 65, and 6 Gresham House, Old Broad Street. The company was known in 1799 as Corney and Cowell. It underwent several changes of name until 1838, when the name Corney and Barrow was adopted.
George Nicholas and Son were wine merchants of 27A Old Broad Street.
William Coates established as a wine merchant in the City, ca.1800. By 1808 he was trading from 1 New Court, St Swithin's Lane, and by 1815 from 26 Bucklersbury. In about 1825 he moved his premises out to 25 High Street Whitechapel. In the 1839 directory the firm is listed as Coates and Liston, reverting to William Coates & Company in 1840. The firm was subsequently based at 109 Old Broad Street and 45 London Wall.
Williams and Day, a firm of wine and spirit merchants, traded under that name until 1826 when it became John Day, and then successively J. Day, Watson and Son (c 1845), Day, Watson, Son and Watney (1898), and Lister and Beck and Day, Watson, Son and Watney (1914). The firm was taken over c 1933 by Messrs Corney and Barrow. Williams and Day and its successors had premises in Fowkes Buildings, Tower Street (1814-1818); Water Lane, Tower Street (1819-1912); 25 Laurence Pountney Lane (1913-1921), 22 Tower Hill (1922-1932) and 6 Gresham House, Old Broad Street (from 1933).
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GB 0074 CLC/B/059 1799-1960 Collection 37 production units. Corney and Barrow Ltd , wine and brandy merchants
George Nicholas and Son , wine merchants
William Coates and Co , wine merchants
Williams and Day , wine and spirits merchants
Corney and Barrow Limited, wine and brandy merchants, successively of 65, and 6 Gresham House, Old Broad Street. The company was known in 1799 as Corney and Cowell. It underwent several changes of name until 1838, when the name Corney and Barrow was adopted.
George Nicholas and Son were wine merchants of 27A Old Broad Street.
William Coates established as a wine merchant in the City, ca.1800. By 1808 he was trading from 1 New Court, St Swithin's Lane, and by 1815 from 26 Bucklersbury. In about 1825 he moved his premises out to 25 High Street Whitechapel. In the 1839 directory the firm is listed as Coates and Liston, reverting to William Coates & Company in 1840. The firm was subsequently based at 109 Old Broad Street and 45 London Wall.
Williams and Day, a firm of wine and spirit merchants, traded under that name until 1826 when it became John Day, and then successively J. Day, Watson and Son (c 1845), Day, Watson, Son and Watney (1898), and Lister and Beck and Day, Watson, Son and Watney (1914). The firm was taken over c 1933 by Messrs Corney and Barrow. Williams and Day and its successors had premises in Fowkes Buildings, Tower Street (1814-1818); Water Lane, Tower Street (1819-1912); 25 Laurence Pountney Lane (1913-1921), 22 Tower Hill (1922-1932) and 6 Gresham House, Old Broad Street (from 1933).
The archives of Corney and Barrow Ltd were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1966 by the company; while the records of Williams and Day were deposited by Corney and Barrow at the Vintners' Company, and transferred from Vintners' Hall to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1974. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of Corney and Barrow Limited, wine and brandy merchants, 1799-1960, and subsidiaries George Nicholas and Son (1915-1938); William Coates and Company (1845-1960) and Williams and Day (1818-1912).
Records arranged into 4 subfonds:
CLC/B/059-01: Corney and Barrow Limited;
CLC/B/059-02: George Nicholas and Son;
CLC/B/059-03: William Coates and Company;
CLC/B/059-04: Williams and Day.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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.
November 2010 to January 2011. Alcoholic beverages Information sources Documents Business records Industry Manufacturing industry Food industry Wine industry Brandy merchants People People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Merchants Wine merchants Spirits Wine Corney and Barrow Ltd , wine and brandy merchants Williams and Day , wine and spirits merchants George Nicholas and Son , wine merchants William Coates and Co , wine merchants City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Beverages Food Agricultural products
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The archives of Corney and Barrow Ltd were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1966 by the company; while the records of Williams and Day were deposited by Corney and Barrow at the Vintners' Company, and transferred from Vintners' Hall to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1974. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Records of Corney and Barrow Limited, wine and brandy merchants, 1799-1960, and subsidiaries George Nicholas and Son (1915-1938); William Coates and Company (1845-1960) and Williams and Day (1818-1912).
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System of arrangement
Records arranged into 4 subfonds:
CLC/B/059-01: Corney and Barrow Limited;
CLC/B/059-02: George Nicholas and Son;
CLC/B/059-03: William Coates and Company;
CLC/B/059-04: Williams and Day.
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Conditions governing access
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Industry
- Industry » Manufacturing industry
- Industry » Manufacturing industry » Food industry
- Personnel
- Documents
- Information sources
- Agricultural products » Food » Beverages » Alcoholic beverages
- Agricultural products » Food » Beverages
- Agricultural products » Food
- Agricultural products
- Agricultural products » Food » Beverages » Alcoholic beverages
- Information sources
- Documents
- Industry
- Industry » Manufacturing industry
- Industry » Manufacturing industry » Food industry
- Personnel
- Agricultural products » Food » Beverages
- Agricultural products » Food
- Agricultural products
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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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- English