Style and Winch Ltd , brewers

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Style and Winch Ltd , brewers

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        The Medway Brewery, St Peter's Street, Maidstone, Kent was built by William Baldwin in 1806. The company was known as "Baldwin and Holmes" in the 1850s, as "Holmes and Style" during the 1860s and as "A F Style and Company" from 1880. It was amalgamated with E Winch and Sons Limited, of the Chatham Brewery, Chatham, Kent, and incorporated as "Style and Winch Limited" on the 17th March 1899.

        Acquired:

        • Henry Simmons, Style Place Brewery, Hadlow, Kent, 1905;
        • H and O Vallance, The Brewery, Sittingbourne, Kent, 1905;
        • Tooting Brewery, 1907;
        • Ashford Breweries Limited, Lion Brewery, Ashford, Kent, 1912;
        • Woodhams and Co Limited, Rochester Steam Brewery, Rochester, Kent, 1918;
        • E Finn and Co Limited, Pale Ale Brewery, Lydd, Kent, 1921.

          The Company took a controlling interest in Royal Brewery Brentford Limited in 1922; and jointly with Royal Brewery acquired Dartford Brewery Company Limited in 1924.

          Style and Winch Limited was acquired by Barclay Perkins and Company Limited in 1929. It was operated by Courage (Eastern) Limited from 1964; and liquidated by Courage, Barclay and Simonds in 1970.

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