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- 1852-1964 (Creation)
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21.5 linear metres (extent of all 8 Courage subfonds combined).
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Name of creator
Biographical history
John Courage of Aberdeen bought a brewhouse in Southwark in 1787. After his death it was managed by his wife Harriet and then the senior clerk John Donaldson. It was known as Courage and Donaldson from about 1800 until 1851, when John Courage junior and his sons removed the Donaldsons from management. The company was incorporated as Courage and Company Limited in 1888. Managed The Anchor Brewery, Horselydown, Southwark.
Acquired:
- Alton Brewery Co, Hants, 1903
- G Hall and Co Ltd, Alton Brewery, Alton, Hants (Alton Brewery had been bought by Henry Hall in 1841. After it was acquired by Courage and Co, it continued to brew until 1969 when it became a canning and kegging plant);
- Camden Brewery Co Ltd, Camden, 1923;
- Farnham United Breweries, Surrey, 1927;
- Noakes and Co Ltd, Bermondsey, 1927;
- C N Kidd and Son Ltd, Dartford, 1937;
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Hodgson's Kingston Brewery Co Ltd, Surrey, 1943.
Courage merged with Barclay Perkins and Company Limited in 1955, and ceased to trade in 1957. Courage and Barclay Limited and H and G Simonds Limited merged in 1960, forming Courage, Barclay and Simonds Limited.
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GB 0074 ACC/2305/08-5 1852-1964 Collection 21.5 linear metres (extent of all 8 Courage subfonds combined). Courage and Co Ltd , brewers
Courage Ltd , brewers
John Courage of Aberdeen bought a brewhouse in Southwark in 1787. After his death it was managed by his wife Harriet and then the senior clerk John Donaldson. It was known as Courage and Donaldson from about 1800 until 1851, when John Courage junior and his sons removed the Donaldsons from management. The company was incorporated as Courage and Company Limited in 1888. Managed The Anchor Brewery, Horselydown, Southwark.
Acquired:
- Alton Brewery Co, Hants, 1903
- G Hall and Co Ltd, Alton Brewery, Alton, Hants (Alton Brewery had been bought by Henry Hall in 1841. After it was acquired by Courage and Co, it continued to brew until 1969 when it became a canning and kegging plant);
- Camden Brewery Co Ltd, Camden, 1923;
- Farnham United Breweries, Surrey, 1927;
- Noakes and Co Ltd, Bermondsey, 1927;
- C N Kidd and Son Ltd, Dartford, 1937;
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Hodgson's Kingston Brewery Co Ltd, Surrey, 1943.
Courage merged with Barclay Perkins and Company Limited in 1955, and ceased to trade in 1957. Courage and Barclay Limited and H and G Simonds Limited merged in 1960, forming Courage, Barclay and Simonds Limited.
Deposited as part of an accession of records from Courage Barclay and Simonds, 1969-1988.
Staff records for Courage and Company Limited, brewers, including papers relating to wages and salaries; register of pensioners; papers relating to appointments; papers relating to an insurance policy for war injuries; and bye-laws of The Courage Club, staff association.
The records of Courage and Company Limited have been divided into 8 sub-fonds:
ACC/2305/08-1: Corporate records;
ACC/2305/08-2: Financial records;
ACC/2305/08-3: Sales records;
ACC/2305/08-4: Production records;
ACC/2305/08-5: Staff records;
ACC/2305/08-6: Property records;
ACC/2305/08-7: Public Relations records;
ACC/2305/08-8: Records of individuals.Restricted access: please see staff.
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited as part of an accession of records from Courage Barclay and Simonds, 1969-1988.
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Scope and content
Staff records for Courage and Company Limited, brewers, including papers relating to wages and salaries; register of pensioners; papers relating to appointments; papers relating to an insurance policy for war injuries; and bye-laws of The Courage Club, staff association.
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The records of Courage and Company Limited have been divided into 8 sub-fonds:
ACC/2305/08-1: Corporate records;
ACC/2305/08-2: Financial records;
ACC/2305/08-3: Sales records;
ACC/2305/08-4: Production records;
ACC/2305/08-5: Staff records;
ACC/2305/08-6: Property records;
ACC/2305/08-7: Public Relations records;
ACC/2305/08-8: Records of individuals.
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Restricted access: please see staff.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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- Architecture » Buildings
- Social services
- Social services » Social security
- Social services » Social security » Pensions
- Information sources
- Documents
- Industry
- Industry » Manufacturing industry
- Industry » Manufacturing industry » Food industry
- Government
- Government » Public administration
- Personnel management
- Personnel management » Wages
- Architecture
- Labour relations » Trade unions
- Labour relations
- Personnel
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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