Collection GB 0074 LMA/4453/M - FOREST HILL BREWERY COMPANY LIMITED

1.45 linear metres

GB 0074 LMA/4453/M 1885-1954 Collection 1.45 linear metres Forest Hill Brewery Co Ltd

Whitbread and Company bought Forest Hill Brewery, located at 61 Perry Vale, Forest Hill, in 1923 as a reaction to the competition for retail outlets created by the 1921 Licensing Act limiting licensing hours and also the continued erosion of licenses in general by previous legislation.

Forest Hill Brewery had been established in 1885 by the Morgan brothers but the owner at the time of Whitbread's interest was Edward Venner who offered the sale. Through Edward Venner, Forest Hill Brewery Company had also gone into partnership with J.H. Hull in a company known as Hull and Venner which had joint ownership of The Railway Tavern in Liverpool Street. Whitbread gained an interest in The Railway Tavern through its purchase of the Forest Hill Brewery Company.

Forest Hill had built up a reputation for trade in 'bright' beer which was matured and filtered before being bottling in contrast to Whitbread's current method of maturation in the bottle that ultimately led to the collection of sediment. The sale therefore appealed to Whitbread managing director Sir Sydney Nevile from a technical perspective. After the takeover, the brewery in South London was closed and the bottling moved to the redundant Gray's Inn Road bottling depot.

Forest Hill Brewery became Whitbread Properties Limited in June 1929.

Received in 2001 as a gift.

Records of Forest Hill Brewery Company Limited, including corporate minutes and registers, share certificates, accounts, trade books and property ledgers.

LMA/4453/M/01: Minutes;
LMA/4453/M/02: Registers;
LMA/4453/M/03: Share certificates;
LMA/4453/M/04: Accounts;
LMA/4453/M/05: Private ledgers;
LMA/4453/M/06: Property ledgers;
LMA/4453/M/07: Trade books;
LMA/4453/M/08: Deeds.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the Corporation of London.

English

Fit

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

See also LMA/4453/H (Whitbread Properties Ltd) and LMA/4453/T (Railway Tavern Ltd).

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 2009 to February 2010 Finance Investment Financial markets Share dealing Architecture Buildings Commercial buildings Breweries Business records Corporate minutes Management Business management Information sources Documents Financial records Industry Manufacturing industry Food industry Brewing industry Brewers Food industry personnel Personnel People by occupation People Business administration Property Company archives Forest Hill Brewery Co Ltd Forest Hill Lewisham London England UK Western Europe Europe Business

Received in 2001 as a gift.

Records of Forest Hill Brewery Company Limited, including corporate minutes and registers, share certificates, accounts, trade books and property ledgers.

LMA/4453/M/01: Minutes;
LMA/4453/M/02: Registers;
LMA/4453/M/03: Share certificates;
LMA/4453/M/04: Accounts;
LMA/4453/M/05: Private ledgers;
LMA/4453/M/06: Property ledgers;
LMA/4453/M/07: Trade books;
LMA/4453/M/08: Deeds.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the Corporation of London.

• anglais

• latin

English

See also LMA/4453/H (Whitbread Properties Ltd) and LMA/4453/T (Railway Tavern Ltd).

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.

• anglais