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Date(s)
- 1775 - 1989 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1.4 linear metres
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
The business was originally established by Mr Horton in the reign of George I (1714-1727). He was succeeded by Lucas Birch (d.1800) was a pastry-cook, confectioner and caterer, of 15 Cornhill, City of London. He was later joined by his son Samuel Birch and the business was known as Birch and Son in 1786. Samuel Birch (1757-1840) (also known as 'Mr Pattypan') served as Lord Mayor 1814-1815. He also sat on the Court of Common Council of the Corporation of London and was Alderman of the Ward of Candlewick.
The firm was later known as Birch and Birch, and as Birch, Birch and Company. The business was responsible for catering at Lord Mayor's banquets and other ceremonial and civic events as well as services for livery companies, hospitals and other organisations in and around the City of London. Turtle soup was a particular speciality prepared and promoted by the company.
In circa 1836 the business was acquired by Ring and Brymer who later moved to 39A Old Broad Street. The company was later incorporated as Ring and Brymer (Birchs) Limited.
Ring and Brymer (Birchs) Limited had premises at 46 Sun Street in 1938, registered offices at 4 Angel Court in 1952-1955, and 17 Finsbury Avenue in 1964. The business was retained by Lord Forte when he acquired the company in 1962, and based at 30-32 Sun Street in 1974. Trusthouse Forte Group acquired Gardner Merchant and Gardner Merchant Leisure later sold City interests in the Ring and Brymer Division to events caterer Chester Boyd in 1999.
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GB 0074 LMA/4594 1775 - 1989 Collection 1.4 linear metres Birch , Lucas , d 1800 , confectioner and caterer
The business was originally established by Mr Horton in the reign of George I (1714-1727). He was succeeded by Lucas Birch (d.1800) was a pastry-cook, confectioner and caterer, of 15 Cornhill, City of London. He was later joined by his son Samuel Birch and the business was known as Birch and Son in 1786. Samuel Birch (1757-1840) (also known as 'Mr Pattypan') served as Lord Mayor 1814-1815. He also sat on the Court of Common Council of the Corporation of London and was Alderman of the Ward of Candlewick.
The firm was later known as Birch and Birch, and as Birch, Birch and Company. The business was responsible for catering at Lord Mayor's banquets and other ceremonial and civic events as well as services for livery companies, hospitals and other organisations in and around the City of London. Turtle soup was a particular speciality prepared and promoted by the company.
In circa 1836 the business was acquired by Ring and Brymer who later moved to 39A Old Broad Street. The company was later incorporated as Ring and Brymer (Birchs) Limited.
Ring and Brymer (Birchs) Limited had premises at 46 Sun Street in 1938, registered offices at 4 Angel Court in 1952-1955, and 17 Finsbury Avenue in 1964. The business was retained by Lord Forte when he acquired the company in 1962, and based at 30-32 Sun Street in 1974. Trusthouse Forte Group acquired Gardner Merchant and Gardner Merchant Leisure later sold City interests in the Ring and Brymer Division to events caterer Chester Boyd in 1999.
LMA/4594/02/01/001 (MS 00458) was deposited at Guildhall Library in 1964 by the family. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009. The remainder of the records were gifted to London Metropolitan Archives in January 2012.
Lucas Birch day book (1775-1778), Birch and Son and Birch and Birch cash books (1785-1788, 1803-1808, 1813-1818), Ring and Brymer cash books (1856-1876), annual returns (1952-1955), photographs (1954-1989) and also special and state occasion menus books which are catalogued in detail (1910-1983).
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Please note: special and state occasion menus books (1910-1964) remain uncatalogued please see staff for further information.
The records are arranged as follows:
LMA/4594/01; Shares
LMA/4594/02: Finance
LMA/4594/03: Operations.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 2018.
Copyright and ownership rests with City of London except LMA/4594/02/01/001 which is held on deposit.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Cash book of Lucas and Samuel Birch, 1782-1785, held at the National Art Library at Victoria and Albert Museum reference MSL/1967/431. Note: 'Turtle remains from a late 18th century well at Leadenhall Buildings' by Philip Armitage and Colin McCarthy, London Archaeologist volume 4 number 1 pages 8-16 makes reference to use of this cash book which is not held at the Museum of London as stated in the article.
Also held at the Victoria and Albert Museum is the Birch and Birch shop front (ref: W.38-1926).
For a short company history: 'Catering during ten reigns' 1923 (38 pages) [Guildhall Library: Closed Access Pam 458 and 20438 and Barbican Library: L 23.1 BIR]
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. January to May 2011, with additions February and August 2012. Updated November 2018. Birch , Lucas , d 1800 , confectioner and caterer Service industries Caterers People People by occupation Personnel Food industry personnel Confectioners Business records Information sources Documents Financial records City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
LMA/4594/02/01/001 (MS 00458) was deposited at Guildhall Library in 1964 by the family. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009. The remainder of the records were gifted to London Metropolitan Archives in January 2012.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Lucas Birch day book (1775-1778), Birch and Son and Birch and Birch cash books (1785-1788, 1803-1808, 1813-1818), Ring and Brymer cash books (1856-1876), annual returns (1952-1955), photographs (1954-1989) and also special and state occasion menus books which are catalogued in detail (1910-1983).
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Please note: special and state occasion menus books (1910-1964) remain uncatalogued please see staff for further information.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
The records are arranged as follows:
LMA/4594/01; Shares
LMA/4594/02: Finance
LMA/4594/03: Operations.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 2018.
Conditions de reproduction
Copyright and ownership rests with City of London except LMA/4594/02/01/001 which is held on deposit.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
- latin
Notes de langue et graphie
English
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Cash book of Lucas and Samuel Birch, 1782-1785, held at the National Art Library at Victoria and Albert Museum reference MSL/1967/431. Note: 'Turtle remains from a late 18th century well at Leadenhall Buildings' by Philip Armitage and Colin McCarthy, London Archaeologist volume 4 number 1 pages 8-16 makes reference to use of this cash book which is not held at the Museum of London as stated in the article.
Also held at the Victoria and Albert Museum is the Birch and Birch shop front (ref: W.38-1926).
Instruments de recherche
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
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Règles et/ou conventions utilisées
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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Niveau de détail
Dates de production, de révision, de suppression
Langue(s)
- anglais