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London Metropolitan Archives

OCTAGON BREWERY


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0074 ACC/2305/63

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: OCTAGON BREWERY

Date(s): 1936-1958

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 0.3 linear metres

Name of creator(s): Octagon Brewery Ltd

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Octagon Brewery Limited, Martin Street, Plymouth, Devon, was established in 1861 by Joseph Godfrey. It was incorporated in January 1899. The company was acquired by H and G Simonds in 1954 and was in liquidation in 1955.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of Octagon Brewery Limited, including Directors' minute book; Board agenda book; Annual and other general meeting minutes, including reports and accounts; register of seals and wages book.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

ACC/2305/63/001-005: Corporate Records; ACC/2305/63/006: Staff 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

Related material:

Further records have been deposited in West Devon Record Office. For papers about acquisition and liquidation see H and G Simonds, ACC/2305/60/034.

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
Breweries | Commercial buildings | Buildings | Architecture
Brewers | Food industry personnel | Personnel | People by occupation | People
Brewing industry | Food industry | Manufacturing industry | Industry
Business administration | Business
Business management | Management
Corporate minutes | Business records | Documents | Information sources
Wages | Personnel management | Organization and administration | Health services administration | Public administration | Government
Business x Enterprises
Business administration x Business management
Company archives

Personal names

Corporate names
Octagon Brewery Ltd

Places
Plymouth | Devon | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe