Comments on: Radcliffe & Co., Cross Brewery,Kidderminster http://blog.breweryhistory.com/2009/05/14/radcliffe-co-cross-brewerykidderminster/ Welcome to the Brewery History Society blog, the forum to discuss British brewery history. We are NOT a campaigning group so no offensive remarks please. Thu, 17 May 2012 07:11:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Ray Anderson http://blog.breweryhistory.com/2009/05/14/radcliffe-co-cross-brewerykidderminster/#comment-1794 Ray Anderson Wed, 27 May 2009 09:57:11 +0000 http://blog.breweryhistory.com/2009/05/14/radcliffe-co-cross-brewerykidderminster/#comment-1794 Dear Andy, A virtually full set is available for inspection at the National Brewing Libary in Oxford - full access details on their websire. Cheers Ray Dear Andy,

A virtually full set is available for inspection at the National Brewing Libary in Oxford - full access details on their websire.

Cheers

Ray

]]> By: andy walton http://blog.breweryhistory.com/2009/05/14/radcliffe-co-cross-brewerykidderminster/#comment-1699 andy walton Wed, 20 May 2009 12:30:44 +0000 http://blog.breweryhistory.com/2009/05/14/radcliffe-co-cross-brewerykidderminster/#comment-1699 Ray, where could i get access to The Manual of British and Foreign Brewery Companies. Many thanks Ray, where could i get access to The Manual of British and Foreign Brewery Companies.

Many thanks

]]> By: admin http://blog.breweryhistory.com/2009/05/14/radcliffe-co-cross-brewerykidderminster/#comment-1639 admin Thu, 14 May 2009 12:08:34 +0000 http://blog.breweryhistory.com/2009/05/14/radcliffe-co-cross-brewerykidderminster/#comment-1639 Dear Mr Walton, The standard work on brewery archives, 'The brewing Industry. A guide to historical records' by Lesley Richmond and Alison Turton published in 1990 makes no reference to Radcliffe & Co and it is therefore unlikely that the records of the company survive. There is also no listing of the records of W. Butler itself in Turton & Richardson so your task is indeed difficult. The BHS publication 'Century of British Breweries plus' has the following listing (p52): Radcliffe & Co. Ltd, Cross Street, 96 Worcester Cross. Registered 1931. Acquired by W. Butler & Co. Ltd of Wolverhampton with 40 houses in 1946' Successive editions of 'The Manual of British and Foreign Brewery Companies' have a listing for Radcliffe & Co. which confirms the above information and also gives the names of the directors over the years and the share capital, which was £30,000 in 1931, rising to £40,000 by 1934 and remaining at that when acquired by W Butler. Sorry not to be of more help. I doubt if the above tells you anything you do not already know. Good luck with your investigations. Ray Anderson Dear Mr Walton,

The standard work on brewery archives, ‘The brewing Industry. A guide to historical records’ by Lesley Richmond and Alison Turton published in 1990 makes no reference to Radcliffe & Co and it is therefore unlikely that the records of the company survive. There is also no listing of the records of W. Butler itself in Turton & Richardson so your task is indeed difficult.

The BHS publication ‘Century of British Breweries plus’ has the following listing (p52):
Radcliffe & Co. Ltd, Cross Street, 96 Worcester Cross. Registered 1931. Acquired by W. Butler & Co. Ltd of Wolverhampton with 40 houses in 1946′

Successive editions of ‘The Manual of British and Foreign Brewery Companies’ have a listing for Radcliffe & Co. which confirms the above information and also gives the names of the directors over the years and the share capital, which was £30,000 in 1931, rising to £40,000 by 1934 and remaining at that when acquired by W Butler.

Sorry not to be of more help. I doubt if the above tells you anything you do not already know. Good luck with your investigations.

Ray Anderson

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