CAMWAL LIMITED: CORPORATE RECORDS

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 ACC/2305/03-1
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: CAMWAL LIMITED: CORPORATE RECORDS
Date(s)	: 1900-1960
Level of description	: Collection View parent record
Extent	: 0.36 linear metres (extent of all 5 Camwal Ltd subfonds combined).
Name of creator(s)	: Camwal Ltd | mineral water manufacturer Chemists Aerated and Mineral Waters Association Ltd Cantrell and Cochrane (Southern) Ltd | soft drinks manufacturers

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Originally the Chemists' Aerated and Mineral Waters Association Limited, a group of chemists established and incorporated in 1878. Based at 45 Gifford Street, Caledonian Road. By 1895 the company had factories in London, Bristol, Harrogate and Mitcham.

Acquired by Barclay Perkins and Company Limited in 1954. The company took over the operations of York Mineral Water Company Limited in May 1955; and merged with Cantrell and Cochrane in 1960 to form Cantrell and Cochrane (Southern) Limited. This company took over Mellersh and Neale Oct 1961 and acquired the factory and trade of R. Halley in September 1963. Finances used for Horselydown Property Investments (Developments) Limited 1967-1969.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Corporate records of Camwal Limited, soft drinks manufacturers, including share records; articles of association and reports.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Records of Camwal Ltd are divided into 5 sub-fonds:
ACC/2305/03-1: Corporate Records;
ACC/2305/03-2: Financial Records;
ACC/2305/03-3: Sales Records;
ACC/2305/03-4: Property Records;
ACC/2305/03-5: Public Relations.

Conditions governing access:

Restricted access: please see staff.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

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

Related material:

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:

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