Records of Newcastle Breweries Ltd, brewers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

  • Reference
    • GB 248 NEW
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1912-1993
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 0.14 linear metres

Scope and Content

  • Sales records, 1912–1960;
  • Promotional material, c1977–1994;
  • Public relations, 1977–1993;
  • Photographs, 1990–1992.

Administrative / Biographical History

Newcastle Breweries Ltd was registered in February 1890 as a limited liability company to acquire the businesses of J Barras & Co Ltd, Tyne Brewery, Newcastle–upon–Tyne, England; William Henry Allison & Co, High Brewery, North Shields, England (closed 1925); James, John & William Henry Allison, Monkwearmouth Brewery, Sunderland, England; Swinburne & Co, Gateshead, England; and Carr Brothers & Carr, Low Lights, North Shields, England, and 215 licensed houses, at a purchase price of GBP 606,296. During 1896 the company acquired, by lease from Northern Breweries Corporation Ltd, freehold licensed houses formerly owned by James Routledge. It also took over John Sanderson & Sons, Haymarket Brewery, Newcastle–upon–Tyne, in 1898; Fosters' Bishop Middleham Brewery Ltd, Bishop Middleham, Durham, England, in 1910; Addison, Potter & Son, The Maltings, Newcastle–upon–Tyne, in 1918; Matthew Wood & Son Ltd, Market Place Brewery, South Shields, England, in 1919; Northern Corporation Ltd in 1955; Steel, Coulson & Co Ltd's, Duddingston Brewery, Craigmillar, Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1954 (closed 1961); James Deuchar Ltd, Lochside Brewery, Montrose, Scotland, in 1956; and John Rowell & Son Ltd, New Brewery, Gateshead, England, in 1959. The Company merged in 1960 with Scottish Brewers Ltd, Abbey Brewery, Edinburgh, to form Scottish & Newcastle Breweries Ltd. Brewing continues at the Tyne Brewery. Newcastle Breweries Ltd was still in existence as a dormant company in 2002.

Arrangement

The material is arranged according to the Scottish Brewing Archive classification scheme used within all SBA collections.

Access Information

Access to certain records within this collection is restricted in accordance with data protection legislation as they contain information about potentially living individuals. Please email Archives and Special Collections for advice: library-asc@glasgow.ac.uk

Acquisition Information

Deposited principally by marketing department staff of Scottish & Newcastle plc and Scottish Courage Ltd.

Other Finding Aids

See also University of Glasgow Collections

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Alternative Form Available

No known copies of this material

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents. Applications for permission to quote should be sent to Archives and Special Collections, please email: library-asc@glasgow.ac.uk

Appraisal Information

This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures.

Custodial History

The material was previously housed at Scottish & Newcastle plc and Scottish Courage Ltd. It moved to the University of Glasgow in 1991. Custody of the Scottish Brewing Archive was transferred to Glasgow University Archive Services in 2008.

Accruals

None expected.

Related Material

  • GB 248 JD: Records of James Deuchar Ltd;
  • GB 248 SB: Records of Scottish Brewers Ltd;
  • GB 248 SNB: Records of Scottish & Newcastle Breweries;
  • GB 248 SC: Records of Steel, Coulson & Co Ltd;
  • GB 183 1463: Records of Newcastle Breweries Ltd (Tyne and Wear Archives Service);
  • GB 049 DDL: Records of Newcastle Breweries Ltd (Hull City Archives);
  • GB 155 NRO 2133 1/4, 3/3: Records of Newcastle Breweries Ltd (Northumberland Record Office);
  • GB 183 1463: Records of John Barras & Co Ltd (Tyne and Wear Archives Service);
  • GB 183 1463: Records of Northern Breweries Corporation Ltd (Tyne and Wear Archives Service);
  • GB 183: Records of Fosters Bishop Middleham Brewery Ltd (Tyne and Wear Archives Service);
  • GB 183: Records of Matthew Wood & Son Ltd (Tyne and Wear Archives Service);
  • GB 183 DS/RWL: Records of John Rowell & Son Ltd (Tyne and Wear Archives Service).

Location of Originals

This material is original