Comprising: ledger 1863-1891, brewing book 1881-1890; complimentary booklet 1938
RECORDS OF W. M. DARLEY, BREWER, THORNE
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- Dates of Creation1863-1938
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description0.5 box 0.008 cubic metres 3 volumes
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Administrative / Biographical History
William Marsdin Darley (1827-1892) established a brewery at Thorne in about 1850. The firm remained independent until October 1978 when it was acquired by Vaux Breweries of Sunderland. Vaux closed the Thorne plant in September 1986
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Publication NoteFurther information about the business can be found in Malcolm Hobson, The Darley Family and Thorne Brewery, Thorne Local History Society Occasional Paper No. 17, 1994.