CHARLES BEASLEY: PROPERTY RECORDS

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 ACC/2305/28-6
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: CHARLES BEASLEY: PROPERTY RECORDS
Date(s)	: 1911-1965
Level of description	: Collection View parent record
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:

Property records of Charles Beasley Limited, brewers, including rent and loan ledgers; deposit ledgers; premises' insurance books.

Access & 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.

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