Collection ACC/3527-24 - W SYMINGTON AND COMPANY LIMITED

Zone d'identification

Cote

ACC/3527-24

Titre

W SYMINGTON AND COMPANY LIMITED

Date(s)

  • 1903-1967 (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Collection

Étendue matérielle et support

0.02 linear metres

Zone du contexte

Nom du producteur

Notice biographique

The company was founded by William Symington in 1827 when he acquired a warehouse in Adam and Eve Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. He later moved to Church Street as a wholesale grocer. William Symington perfected and patented a process for the preparation of pea flour. In about 1865 he was joined by his son, Samuel. The business expanded and became well known for dehydrated soups, gravy, custard powder, blancmange powder, table creams, jellies, and fruit puddings. In 1903 registered offices were at Bowden Steam Mills, Little Bowden, Market Harborough. In 1904 Symington supplied pea flour to Scott's first Antarctic Expedition. Acquired by J Lyons and Company Limited in 1969 and merged with Lyons' Catering Sales Limited.

Main source: http://www.kzwp.com/lyons/symington.htm, accessed 15 August 2011.

Histoire archivistique

ACC/3527-24 1903-1967 Collection 0.02 linear metres W Symington and Co Ltd , food product manufacturers

The company was founded by William Symington in 1827 when he acquired a warehouse in Adam and Eve Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. He later moved to Church Street as a wholesale grocer. William Symington perfected and patented a process for the preparation of pea flour. In about 1865 he was joined by his son, Samuel. The business expanded and became well known for dehydrated soups, gravy, custard powder, blancmange powder, table creams, jellies, and fruit puddings. In 1903 registered offices were at Bowden Steam Mills, Little Bowden, Market Harborough. In 1904 Symington supplied pea flour to Scott's first Antarctic Expedition. Acquired by J Lyons and Company Limited in 1969 and merged with Lyons' Catering Sales Limited.

Main source: http://www.kzwp.com/lyons/symington.htm, accessed 15 August 2011.

Donated to the Archive in 1995, with additions to 2010.

Records of W Symington and Company Limited, food product manufacturers, comprising minutes of meetings of directors and annual general meetings.

One volume only.

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Copyright to this collection is held by the City of London.

English.

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

August 2011.

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

Donated to the Archive in 1995, with additions to 2010.

Zone du contenu et de la structure

Portée et contenu

Records of W Symington and Company Limited, food product manufacturers, comprising minutes of meetings of directors and annual general meetings.

Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation

Accroissements

Mode de classement

One volume only.

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, 1998.

Conditions de reproduction

Copyright to this collection is held by the City of London.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

Notes de langue et graphie

English.

Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

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

Unités de description associées

Descriptions associées

Zone des notes

Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)

Mots-clés

Mots-clés - Sujets

Mots-clés - Lieux

Mots-clés - Noms

Mots-clés - Genre

Zone du contrôle de la description

Identifiant de la description

Identifiant du service d'archives

London Metropolitan Archives

Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

Statut

Niveau de détail

Dates de production, de révision, de suppression

Langue(s)

  • anglais

Écriture(s)

    Sources

    Zone des entrées