Collection GB 0074 ACC/2305/07-4 - STYLE AND WINCH: PROPERTY RECORDS

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/2305/07-4

Title

STYLE AND WINCH: PROPERTY RECORDS

Date(s)

  • 1933-1964 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

3.08 linear metres (extent of all 4 Style and Winch subfonds combined).

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Name of creator

Biographical history

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.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/2305/07-4 1933-1964 Collection 3.08 linear metres (extent of all 4 Style and Winch subfonds combined). Style and Winch Ltd , brewers

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.

    Deposited as part of an accession of records from Courage Barclay and Simonds, 1969-1988.

    Property records for Style and Winch Limited, brewers, including joint diary with the Royal Brewery Brentford and Dartford Brewery recording notes on premises and public houses; register of insurance for public houses; order book for repairs; tenants dilapidation registers; and repairs ledger.

    Records of Style and Winch Ltd are divided into 4 sub-fonds:
    ACC/2305/07-1: Corporate records;
    ACC/2305/07-2: Financial records;
    ACC/2305/07-3: Staff records;
    ACC/2305/07-4: Property records.

    Restricted access: please see staff.

    Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
    English

    Fit

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

    For the Royal Brewery Brentford see ACC/2305/06; for the Dartford Brewery see ACC/2305/04.
    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 Business management Real estate management Building management Information sources Documents Business records Industry Manufacturing industry Food industry Brewing industry People People by roles Tenants Architecture Buildings Commercial buildings Breweries Insurance Finance Fees Rent Construction engineering Building operations Building maintenance Management Public houses Brewers Food industry personnel Personnel People by occupation Company archives Style and Winch Ltd , brewers Royal Brewery Brentford Ltd Dartford Brewery Co Ltd Kent 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.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Property records for Style and Winch Limited, brewers, including joint diary with the Royal Brewery Brentford and Dartford Brewery recording notes on premises and public houses; register of insurance for public houses; order book for repairs; tenants dilapidation registers; and repairs ledger.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Records of Style and Winch Ltd are divided into 4 sub-fonds:
ACC/2305/07-1: Corporate records;
ACC/2305/07-2: Financial records;
ACC/2305/07-3: Staff records;
ACC/2305/07-4: Property records.

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Conditions governing access

Restricted access: please see staff.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

For the Royal Brewery Brentford see ACC/2305/06; for the Dartford Brewery see ACC/2305/04.

Finding aids

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

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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

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