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- 1654-1946 (Creation)
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11.17 linear metres
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The early history of the Brewery begins in 1699 when Thomas Mawson of Chiswick, brewer, was admitted to two cottages, a granary, orchard garden, and curtilage abutting on the road leading to Bedford House, Chiswick, on a conditional surrender by Thomas Warren which was made absolute in 1704, when the property was described as a messuage and brewhouse. Remaining in the Mawson family the Brewery passed to Matthias Mawson, Bishop of Ely and benefactor of Ely Cathedral and Kings College Cambridge. On his death in 1770 his estates were inherited by his niece Amy, wife of Charles Purvis of Darsham, Suffolk. The Brewery, with other properties in Chiswick, was sold by her son Charles in 1791, and bought by John Thompson of Chiswick, brewer, passing, on his death in 1808, to his sons Douglas and Henry. By this date the brewery was known as the Griffin Brewery. They became partners in 1822, but neither the partnership nor the Brewery prospered, and when their partnership was dissolved in 1829 financial difficulties were acute.
In 1829 John Fuller and Philip Western Wood, invested in third shares in the Brewery with Douglas Thompson, one of the previous owners. Wood died in 1832, and Thompson was finally bought out by Fuller in 1842. The partnership of Fuller, Smith, and Turner at the Griffin Brewery dates from 10 November 1846 when John Bird Fuller (son of John Fuller), then owner of the Brewery, entered into a partnership with Henry Smith and John Turner of Romford, brewers.
Fuller, Smith and Turner Ltd was registered as a limited liability company in August 1929 and in 1987 owned 135 public houses and 55 off licences.
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GB 0074 ACC/0891 1654-1946 Collection 11.17 linear metres Fuller, Smith and Turner Ltd , brewers
The early history of the Brewery begins in 1699 when Thomas Mawson of Chiswick, brewer, was admitted to two cottages, a granary, orchard garden, and curtilage abutting on the road leading to Bedford House, Chiswick, on a conditional surrender by Thomas Warren which was made absolute in 1704, when the property was described as a messuage and brewhouse. Remaining in the Mawson family the Brewery passed to Matthias Mawson, Bishop of Ely and benefactor of Ely Cathedral and Kings College Cambridge. On his death in 1770 his estates were inherited by his niece Amy, wife of Charles Purvis of Darsham, Suffolk. The Brewery, with other properties in Chiswick, was sold by her son Charles in 1791, and bought by John Thompson of Chiswick, brewer, passing, on his death in 1808, to his sons Douglas and Henry. By this date the brewery was known as the Griffin Brewery. They became partners in 1822, but neither the partnership nor the Brewery prospered, and when their partnership was dissolved in 1829 financial difficulties were acute.
In 1829 John Fuller and Philip Western Wood, invested in third shares in the Brewery with Douglas Thompson, one of the previous owners. Wood died in 1832, and Thompson was finally bought out by Fuller in 1842. The partnership of Fuller, Smith, and Turner at the Griffin Brewery dates from 10 November 1846 when John Bird Fuller (son of John Fuller), then owner of the Brewery, entered into a partnership with Henry Smith and John Turner of Romford, brewers.
Fuller, Smith and Turner Ltd was registered as a limited liability company in August 1929 and in 1987 owned 135 public houses and 55 off licences.
Received in 1965.
Records of Fuller, Smith and Turner Ltd, brewers, 1654-1946.
Records of the partnerships, and Brewery management including articles of partnership, 1822-1846; records of partnerships previous to the first partnership of Fuller, Smith, and Turner, 1808-1851; records of the partnerships of Fuller, Smith, and Turner, 1822-1923; valuations of the Griffin Brewery made in connection with changes of partnership, 1782-1845; litigation, 1715-1901; ledgers, 1832-1945.
Records of the Brewery estates, including: title deeds, 1654-1899; title deeds of a private estate of John Bird Fuller, 1675-1842; leases, 1791-1907; documents relating to mortgages, 1715-1861; series of numbered bundles of documents, mainly drafts and correspondence relating to the Brewery estates, 1695-1829; documents, mainly drafts and correspondence, relating to the Brewery estates, 1669-1944; schedules of deeds, 1791-1902; abstracts of title, 1671-1907; sales particulars, 1807-1934; plans, 1840-1903; insurance policies, 1868-1945; documents relating to licences, 1892-1946.
Also printed items, 1803-1946.
ACC/0891/01: Brewery Management; ACC/0891/02: Property Records; ACC/0891/03: General Records.
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Received in 1965.
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Records of Fuller, Smith and Turner Ltd, brewers, 1654-1946.
Records of the partnerships, and Brewery management including articles of partnership, 1822-1846; records of partnerships previous to the first partnership of Fuller, Smith, and Turner, 1808-1851; records of the partnerships of Fuller, Smith, and Turner, 1822-1923; valuations of the Griffin Brewery made in connection with changes of partnership, 1782-1845; litigation, 1715-1901; ledgers, 1832-1945.
Records of the Brewery estates, including: title deeds, 1654-1899; title deeds of a private estate of John Bird Fuller, 1675-1842; leases, 1791-1907; documents relating to mortgages, 1715-1861; series of numbered bundles of documents, mainly drafts and correspondence relating to the Brewery estates, 1695-1829; documents, mainly drafts and correspondence, relating to the Brewery estates, 1669-1944; schedules of deeds, 1791-1902; abstracts of title, 1671-1907; sales particulars, 1807-1934; plans, 1840-1903; insurance policies, 1868-1945; documents relating to licences, 1892-1946.
Also printed items, 1803-1946.
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ACC/0891/01: Brewery Management; ACC/0891/02: Property Records; ACC/0891/03: General Records.
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Available for general access.
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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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