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CHARLES BEASLEY: SALES RECORDS


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0074 ACC/2305/28-3

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: CHARLES BEASLEY: SALES RECORDS

Date(s): 1955-1965

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 4.52 linear metres (extent for all 7 Charles Beasley subfonds combined).

Name of creator(s): Charles Beasley Ltd | brewers

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Park Brewery, Lakedale Road, Plumstead, was established in 1845 and run by L Davis. By 1878 it was known as North Kent Brewery and run by Mitchell and Beasley. In 1887 the brewery was taken over by Charles Beasley; and incorporated in 1943 as Charles Beasley Limited. It was acquired by Courage, Barclay and Simonds in 1963. The brewery closed in 1965; and the company was in voluntary liquidation by 1970.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Sales records of Charles Beasley Limited, brewers, including purchase journals for wines and spirits; wines, spirits and soft drinks sales ledgers; bottled beer ledger; 'foreign' beer ledger and beer sales ledger.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Records of Charles Beasley Ltd are arranged in 7 sub-fonds:
ACC/2305/28-1: Corporate records;
ACC/2305/28-2: Financial records;
ACC/2305/28-3: Sales records;
ACC/2305/28-4: Production records;
ACC/2305/28-5: Staff records;
ACC/2305/28-6: Property records;
ACC/2305/28-7: Premises records.

Conditions governing access:

Restricted access: please see staff.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Physical characteristics:

Fit

Finding aids:

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

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

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

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES Rules or conventions: 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.

Date(s) of descriptions: November 2009 to February 2010


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Alcoholic beverages | Beverages | Food | Agricultural products
Breweries | Commercial buildings | Buildings | Architecture
Brewers | Food industry personnel | Personnel | People by occupation | People
Brewing industry | Food industry | Manufacturing industry | Industry
Business records | Documents | Information sources
Sales | Trade (practice)
Sales accounting | Accounting | Financial administration | Finance
Soft drinks | Beverages | Food | Agricultural products
Beer x Alcoholic beverages
Spirits x Alcoholic beverages
Wine x Alcoholic beverages
Company archives

Personal names

Corporate names
Charles Beasley Ltd | brewers

Places
Plumstead | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
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