The National Archives - brewery related accessions

24/08/2010 by Jeff Sechiari.

I have received the following note from The National Archives.

If you follow the link to the TNA page you can see the content of the attached list, or those for previous years back to 1994 (where the first entry features us!)

Happy researching
Jeff

 

—– Forwarded Message —-
From: “Logiudice, Rosie” <Rosie.Logiudice@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk>
To: “Chairman@breweryhistory.com” <Chairman@breweryhistory.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 24 August, 2010 13:39:25
Subject: Accessions to Repositories 2009 [UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear Jeff Sechiari

 

We have now completed the Accessions to Repositories programme 2009 and this information will shortly be available on our website at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/accessions/. In its annual ‘Accessions to Repositories’ survey The National Archives collects information from over two hundred record repositories throughout the British Isles about manuscript accessions received in the previous twelve months. This information is added to the indexes to the National Register of Archives, and it is also edited and used to produce thirty-three thematic digests which are made available through The National Archives web site and distributed for publication in a number of learned journals and newsletters.

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Brewery related vehicles and steam engines

14/08/2010 by admin.

I am trying to pull together two lists and would welcome input for these

Brewery  vehicles
I am trying to pull together a running list of vehicles in brewery liveries (I guess related industries such as Malt and Hops would be useful as well). This could be historical vehicles in museums and public or private collections, e.g. the Shepherd Neame vehicles, the Mew Langton lorry on the Isle of Wight, etc., or interesting current vehicles, e.g. the Hogs Back motorcycle. I wasn’t planning to include current fleets of the major breweries, simply because of the volume of data, but perhaps that is of interest to some?

Brewery related steam engines
I have also started a list of steam engines and would welcome entries for this - both those in breweries such as Hook Norton and Shepherd Neame, and any now in museums or other collections

All entries would be much appreciated. Once we have a reasonable list I would offer these for inclusion in the Newsletter and the web site to be built upon

Thanks

Jeff

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Royal Arms, Union Street, Aldershot & Froyle Brewery

12/08/2010 by Jeff Sechiari.

We have had a query about Aldershot – can anyone add to the information please?

 

Hi Jeff
Do you know anything about the Royal Arms, Union Street, Aldershot? Date 1895
My great grandparents ran it. They took in people from the theatre as lodgers.
On the 1891 census it says he was a musical agent. They lived in Aldershot a good number of years.
Her name was Emily Stovold before she married. His name was Frederick (James) Williams
I noticed that the Stovolds had something to do with Knight breweries but not sure if I got that right.

 

Thanks
Caz

cazannrepton1@ntlworld.com

 

 

Hi Caz
I can’t see any references to Stovold in our index of brewers, I’m afraid, or a Knight connection in the Surrey / Hampshire area.

 

Mike, our archivist, has come up with:

Froyle Brewery, Husseys Road, Lower Froyle

In 1871 run by William S Knight 25 year old son of William Knight, of Sylvesters Farm, the owner. However by 1885 owned by Raymond Morse, so it may be a bit tenuous.

Caz then found this info about brewery cottages.
http://www.easthants.gov.uk/ehdc/formsfordownload.nsf/0/7DDC48769F2F726A8025719C004F3741/$File/Lower_Froyle_Conservation_Area.pdf

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Faversham Hop Festival & Talk

12/08/2010 by Jeff Sechiari.

Peter Tann has sent me the following note about his forthcoming talk and the Hop Festival weekend:

Jeff
When we met at that very good day out in Oxford and Witney, I mentioned that I was giving a talk entitled ‘The business of hops in the 19th century’.  This is to be part of the annual Hop Festival in Faversham.  The festival itself takes place over the weekend of 4-5 September.

My talk is scheduled for Thursday 9 September at the Drill Hall, Preston Street, Faversham, starting at 7.30pm.

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Museums and visitor attractions

30/07/2010 by Jeff Sechiari.

Posting the message from the Museum of London reminded me that Ken is compiling details of what brewery related material can be seen in museums and visitor attractions around the country

If you know of any such material that would be of interest to members do please let us know

Cheers

Jeff

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Exploring 20th Century London

30/07/2010 by Jeff Sechiari.

I have just received the following and thought it would be of interest to members

Cheers
Jeff

 

—– Forwarded Message —-
From: “Deboick, Sophia” <sdeboick@museumoflondon.org.uk>

Hello,

I’m writing to introduce you to a resource that your members may be interested in. The Exploring 20^th Century London website makes 9000 objects from the Museum of London and 19 other London heritage institutions available for the public to view. We have a number of brewery history-related photographs, artefacts and oral history recordings on the site. Please do take a look: http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/server.php?search_word=brewery&x=0&y=0&change=SearchResults&pp=10

 

 

If this is of interest, we’d be delighted to have the website included on your links page. Also, to coincide with CAMRA’s Great British Beer Festival, we will be highlighting a number of our brewing-related items on our Twitter account and Facebook group next week (see addresses below), which may be of interest to your members.

Do let me know if you would like to know more about the project. Thanks for your time, and all best wishes,

Sophia

Sophia Deboick
Project Assistant, Exploring 20th Century London
Museum of London
150 London Wall
London . EC2Y 5HN
Tel: 020 7814 5596
Fax: 0870 444 3853
Email: sdeboick@museumoflondon.org.uk

http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/

Twitter: @Exploring20CLdn

Facebook: http://tiny.cc/b5gyg

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Radio programme downloader

29/07/2010 by Jeff Sechiari.

Following my recent post about  the radio programmes - Britain on the Bottle, I received the following recommendation for a piece of software and having tried it out I must say it’s excellent. It allows you to schedule the recording of radio programmes in the ‘play again’ list as though they are podcasts. I recommend giving it a go. It has certainly simplified what I have been doing in the past.

Just to suggest a very useful “radio programme downloader” called Radio Downloader

http://www.nerdoftheherd.com/tools/radiodld/

Cheers

Ian

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Beer tickers on TV

29/07/2010 by Jeff Sechiari.

My thanks to Graham Lawley who has forwarded this :

Subject: [scoopgen] ‘Beertickers’ documentary - Saturday 21st August, 8pm

Beertickers * UK Premiere*
Saturday 21st August, 8pm
Blighty (Sky channel 534)

Over the last three decades Brian Moore has searched out, drank and recorded over 38,000 different beers. Let’s say that again. Over the years Brian Moore has sampled over 38,000 beers. He is the undisputed Champion Beerticker of Britain, and quite possibly the world.

Beerticking, or scooping as it’s also known, is where the traditions of ale drinking lie and has an unwritten and very strange set of rules (often flouted) – the tickers travel the length and breadth of the country, and some travel the world in search of new cask conditioned beers that they can drink and `tick’ before adding to their ever-growing list.

From this hobby, a community of enthusiastic and eccentric drinkers has formed and they are the basis for this brand new, UK premiere documentary.

Following Brian the Champ, Dave Unpronounceable, Mick the Tick and Gazza Prescott the film is a journey into the world of collecting and Britain ’s national drink – real ale. As alcohol is further taxed and binge drinking dominant in the media, these passionate filmmakers explore the hobby of beerticking and its position in a far bigger context of beer history and national pride.

This is a film about obsession, identity, curiosity and tradition, and the documentary’s film is an exploration of the collector’s psyche and of Great British drinking culture – not to mention a severe test of one filmmaker’s affection for and dedication to beer.

http://uktv.co.uk/network/stepbystep/aid/637086

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“Breweries of Britain” map

24/07/2010 by Errol Kelly.

To anyone who can help me.  I am looking for a copy of a “Breweries of Britain”  map that was produced by a Arthur L L Hopkin in 1952 and advertised in the “The Brewing Trade review of June 1952″.There is a copy in the Brewers Hall but they are unable to reproduce it. The one I saw was a 1976 edited version in Galbraiths Hotel in Auckland New zealand hanging on the wall.The map has the Brewers Company coat of arms at the top.I would like a copy to frame soley for personal use.I would cover any cost if I could obtain a copy .I would be most grate ful for any help.

Thankyou

Errol kelly

Errol kelly <lesley.errol@bigpond.com>

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Broom and Wade Ltd

24/07/2010 by Jeff Sechiari.

I have had the following query and thought I would share it via the Blog and Yahoo Group

Perhaps those amongst you with a particular passion for commercial vehicles could start up a conversation thread on the topic? I’m sure many would find it a very interesting read.

 

Dear Mr Sechiari,

I am researching the history of Broom and Wade Ltd, now defunct, who in their early days before they became famous for air compressors produced for several years a paraffin engined lorry.

 

William Whitaker Co Ltd  of The Old Brewery, Bradford had in 1909 a four year old Broom and Wade lorry that was reported giving excellent service in The Commercial Motor journal*.

 

I am thus wondering if there are any old brewery photos archived that may show the lorry at Whitaker’s, or even of Bentley’s.

 

The lorry registration no. was H1951 and we know that it initially was the demonstration vehicle of the agents Messrs T.C.Aveling Co Ltd of Birmingham.

 

A Broom and Wade Ltd lorry had also been entered into the RAC trials of 1907, registration no. BH018, operated by Bentley’s Yorkshire Breweries Ltd , Woodlesford.

 

Most grateful for any advices or directions.

 

Regards,

Peter Tozer,

Walmer,  Kent.

<tozer@thway.org.uk>

 

* I am having to revisit the British Library - Colindale to extend the reviewings of The commercial Motor journals so there may well be other references to Broom and Wade Ltd brewery vehicles.

I have no doubt that there are many other manufacturers whose vehicles were employed in breweries.

 

The journals commenced publication first week of March 1905 and are available at the library should any party have an interest in commercial brewery vehicles.

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