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Title
Date(s)
- 1949?-1962 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
2.23 linear metres (extent of all 4 Nicholson and Sons subfonds combined).
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
A brewery at 77 High Street, Maidenhead was founded in 1840 by William Nicholson whose sons joined him in 1877. Nicholson and Sons Limited was incorporated in 1903. The company acquired Langton's Brewery, Market Street, Maidenhead, in 1906, and Fuller, Story and Company Limited, Bell Brewery, King Street, Maidenhead, in 1922.
They were a wholly owned subsidiary of Courage and Barclay by Nov 1959. The brewery closed in February 1961 and the company entered voluntary liquidation in 1967.
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Archival history
GB 0074 ACC/2305/23-3 1949?-1962 Collection 2.23 linear metres (extent of all 4 Nicholson and Sons subfonds combined). Nicholson and Sons Ltd , brewers
A brewery at 77 High Street, Maidenhead was founded in 1840 by William Nicholson whose sons joined him in 1877. Nicholson and Sons Limited was incorporated in 1903. The company acquired Langton's Brewery, Market Street, Maidenhead, in 1906, and Fuller, Story and Company Limited, Bell Brewery, King Street, Maidenhead, in 1922.
They were a wholly owned subsidiary of Courage and Barclay by Nov 1959. The brewery closed in February 1961 and the company entered voluntary liquidation in 1967.
Deposited as part of an accession of records from Courage Barclay and Simonds, 1969-1988.
Personnel records of Nicholson and Sons Limited, brewers, including papers relating to setting up the pension scheme; Staff Pension Fund Committee minutes; pension fund trust deed; papers relating to membership of the pension fund; financial accounts; and papers relating to the pension fund at the closure of the brewery.
The records of Nicholson and Sons have been arranged in 4 sub-fonds:
ACC/2305/23-1: Corporate records
ACC/2305/23-2: Sales records
ACC/2305/23-3: Staff records
ACC/2305/23-4: General records.
Restricted access: please see staff.
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
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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.
November 2009 to February 2010 Buildings Commercial buildings Breweries Social services Social security Pensions Information sources Documents Business records Government Public administration Health services administration Organization and administration Personnel management Industry Manufacturing industry Food industry Brewing industry Architecture Brewers Food industry personnel Personnel People by occupation People Company archives Nicholson and Sons Ltd , brewers Maidenhead Berkshire England UK Western Europe Europe
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
Personnel records of Nicholson and Sons Limited, brewers, including papers relating to setting up the pension scheme; Staff Pension Fund Committee minutes; pension fund trust deed; papers relating to membership of the pension fund; financial accounts; and papers relating to the pension fund at the closure of the brewery.
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System of arrangement
The records of Nicholson and Sons have been arranged in 4 sub-fonds:
ACC/2305/23-1: Corporate records
ACC/2305/23-2: Sales records
ACC/2305/23-3: Staff records
ACC/2305/23-4: General records.
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Restricted access: please see staff.
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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
- Government
- Government » Public administration
- Personnel management
- Industry
- Industry » Manufacturing industry
- Industry » Manufacturing industry » Food industry
- Architecture
- 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