Comprising: ledger 1863-1891, brewing book 1881-1890; complimentary booklet 1938
RECORDS OF W. M. DARLEY, BREWER, THORNE
This material is held atDoncaster Archives
- Reference
- GB 197 DYDAR
- Dates of Creation
- 1863-1938
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 0.5 box 0.008 cubic metres 3 volumes
Scope and Content
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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Bibliography
Publication Note Further 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.