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Catalogue description WALKER-CAIN LTD, (BREWERS) PREDECESSOR AND RELATED COMPANIES
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| Reference: | M380PWK |
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| Title: | WALKER-CAIN LTD, (BREWERS) PREDECESSOR AND RELATED COMPANIES |
| Description: |
M380PWK/1 Walker family private papers M380PWK/1/1 Andrew Barclay Walker, 1892 M380PWK/1/2 Peter Walker ("of Balrazzil"), 1898 M380PWK/1/3 Robert Walker (estate of), (1805-1872) M380PWK/1/4 David Walker, 1832-1866 M380PWK/1/5 John Walker, 1840 M380PWK/1/6 Misplaced family papers, 1827; 1847-late C19 M380PWK/2 Peter Walker & Son and A B Walker & Co: pre-incorporation (1890) business records, 1849-1889 M380PWK/3 Peter Walker (Warrington) Ltd, 1890-1963; 1970 (formerly Peter Walker (Warrington & Burton) Ltd Includes legal papers (380PWK/3/1/30-84), Formerly Appendix B and properly records (380PWK/3/4/20-281), formerly Appendix C M380PWK/4 Walker-Cain Ltd Formerly Peter Walker (Warrington) and Robert Cain & Sons Ltd M380PWK/5-23 Subsidiary/related companies (in alphabetical order) M380PWK/5 Airey's Brewery Ltd, 1907-1955 M380PWK/6 Barrett & Co (Lancashire & Cheshire) Ltd, 1937-1961 (later Minster Minerals) M380PWK/7 Ellis Warde & Co Ltd, 1897-1955 Formerly Ellis Warde Webster & Co Ltd M380PWK/8 Empress Brewery Co Ltd, 1895-1955 Formerly Old Trafford Brwery Co M380PWK/9 George Shaw & Co Ltd, 1866-1955 Formerly Bedford Brewing & Malting Co, Leigh M380PWK/10 Heeley & Co (Liverpool) Ltd, 1938-1964 M380PWK/11 Joseph Sharman & Sons Ltd, 1920-1955 M380PWK/12 Joshua Tetley & Co Ltd, 1900-1963 M380PWK/13 Northwestern Brewery Investments Trust Ltd, 1931-1955 M380PWK/14 Oldfield Brewery Ltd, 1876-1955 M380PWK/15 Peter Walker (Liverpool & Glasgaw) Ltd, 1923-1964 Formerly Moorfields Investment Co Ltd M380PWK/16 Peter Walker & Son Property Corporation, 1894-1966 M380PWK/17 Peter Walker & Son Property Corporation No 2, 1905-1926 M380PWK/18 Robert Cain & Sons Ltd, 1907-1920 M380PWK/19 R A Wright Ltd, 1916; 1963 Later Minster Minerals M380PWK/20 Tetley Walker, 1960-1978 M380PWK/21 Walker Cain Pensions Fund Nominee Ltd, 1936-1964 M380PWK/22 William Tong & Sons Ltd, Bolton, 1897-1937 M380PWK/23 Worsley Brewing Co Ltd, 1897-1955 M380PWK/24 Thomas Ramsden companies, 1964 Formerly Armley Brewery Ltd/Thomas Ramsden & Son Ltd Introduction to the records The records were deposited with the Record Office on permanent loan on 22 and 27 July 1992 by Tetley Walker Ltd, The Brewery, Dallam Lane, Warrington WA2 7NU (Record Office ref 1992-15). They were removed from the offices of Peter Walker Ltd in Duke St, Liverpool. They were formerly surveyed in situ by the Business Archives Council for their publication The Brewing Industry: a guide to historical records (1990). Many records were located in addition to this, although at the same time some records originally surveyed had disappeared The Duke Street premises from which the records were retrieved were the original premises of Peter Walker (Warrington & Burton) Ltd (from 1890). There is a high survival rate for the corporate records of that company and from Walker-Cain, the (later name of the) company formed by merger in 1921 with Robert Cain & Sons (whose records are poorly represented here). In addition there is a small amount of material relating to the pre-1890 Walker companies (Peter Walker & Son, and A B Walker) and to Andrew Barclay Walker and the previous generation of his family Although some early salaries registers have survived (3/5) there is relatively little personnel information, especially for the Walker-Cain period, for the headquarters offices. Information about tenants and managers of houses can be gleaned from property records - and these predate the 1890 Peter Walker incorporation. Information on licensed premises is extensive although limited on individual houses (see M380PWK/3/4/20-281). The photographic record of houses is particularly good, although some photo albums have clearly been lost For each company the records are arranged by function according to the following classification scheme. Where no records have survived the category is omitted. Cross-references to records which might fall within two categories are indicated (e.g. property/financial records) /1 Corporate records (include board and committee minutes) and legal records /2 Share records /3 Financial records /4 Property records /5 Staff and pension records /6 Production records /7 Photographs, pictorial material /8 Publications /9 Miscellaneous Abbreviations Abbreviations are not always used PW Peter Walker ABW Andrew Barclay Walker (later Sir ABW Bt) RW Robert Walker DW David Walker PW (W& B) Peter Walker (Warrington & Burton) Ltd PW (W) Peter Walker (Warrington) Ltd WC Walker Cain Ltd RC& S Robert Cain & Sons Ltd |
| Date: | 1827 - 1979 |
| Related material: |
Appendix A: In-letters of Andrew Barclay Walker (M380PWK/1/8). A manuscript list is available at Liverpool Record Office |
| Held by: | Merseyside Record Office, not available at The National Archives |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical description: | 24 Subfonds |
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Records are open for consultation unless otherwise indicated |
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