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| name = George Adlam & Sons Ltd |
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| type = [[Privately held company|Private]] |
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| foundation = [[Bristol]], UK ({{Start date|1800|||}}) |
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| founder = George Adlam |
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| location_city = [[Bristol]] |
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| location_country = UK |
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| key_people = {{ubl|George Adlam|Edwin G. Adlam}} |
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| industry = [[Engineering]] |
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| products = [[Iron]], [[Brass]], [[brewery plant]] |
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| defunct = {{End date|1965}} |
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== History == |
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The company was founded around 1800 and became a limited company in 1908.<ref name="Pearson2003">{{cite book|author=Lynn Pearson|title=British Breweries: An Architectural History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fOdOSIZ-ufEC&pg=PA247|accessdate=18 December 2012|date=5 February 2003|publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-85285-191-0|page=150}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The company was based on Parnall Road in the 1830s and soon expanded into a worldwide business building machinery for the [[chocolate]] and [[brewing]] industries, taking over the former foundry of [[Parnall & Sons]]. Work included the construction of the Phillips & Sons Dock Road Brewery in [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] in 1887, the rebuild of [[Portsmouth]] United Breweries in 1896, the [[Wadworth Brewery|Wadworth]] Northgate Brewery stationary steam engine in 1900 (which still exists)<ref>[http://www.wadworth.co.uk/aboutus/steamengine.aspx Wadworth: Steam Engine] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828224724/http://www.wadworth.co.uk/aboutus/steamengine.aspx |date=2007-08-28 }} Retrieved on 2007-11-27.</ref> and design of the [[Madras]] BBB brewery in [[India]] in 1913. |
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| ⚫ | In 1944 the company designed a brewing ship for the [[Royal Navy]] to serve soldiers with beer in the Pacific Theatre in [[World War II]] capable of making 250 barrels of beer a week<ref>[http://www.allaboutbeer.com/features/234beer&war.html All About Beer: Beer and War] Retrieved on 2007-11-27.</ref> |
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[[Image:The Mill Adlam Works Bristol.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Adlams Works or the Mill as seen today]] |
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==Post war== |
=== Post war === |
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In 1945 they described themselves as brewers and general engineers, coppersmiths, vat and back makers, [[sheet metal]] workers, brass and ironfounders<ref>[http://weldgen.tripod.com/bristol-engineering-directory-1945/ Bristol Engineering Directory 1945] Retrieved on 2007-11-27.</ref> |
In 1945 they described themselves as brewers and general engineers, coppersmiths, vat and back makers, [[sheet metal]] workers, brass and ironfounders,<ref>[http://weldgen.tripod.com/bristol-engineering-directory-1945/ Bristol Engineering Directory 1945]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved on 2007-11-27.</ref> showing the diversity of their work. The height came in 1961 when they had booming orders and employed 400 staff round the clock to meet demand. It was not to last as a combination of a [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] noise case and a lack of raw materials curtailed firstly the production of brewing tanks, then led to the company collapsing in November 1963.<ref>[http://www.bristolhistory.com/bristols-industrial-heritage.html Bristol History: Bristol's Industrial Heritage] Retrieved on 2007-11-27.</ref> The brewery tank business moved to [[Cheltenham]] and the site was sold in 1965. |
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The foundry frontage, constructed of stone with brick window surrounds, is now known as ''The Mill'' or the Adlams Works on Parnall Road is now used as residential and Art, Media and Design company offices<ref>[http://www.bristol.gov.uk/committee/2000/wa/wa003/0830_72.pdfChesterfield Bristol City Council: Development]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved on 2008-04-15.</ref> including the Rohan Music Studios and Intellect Publishers. |
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The company later acquired [[Parnall & Sons]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wonderful pair of English Arts & Crafts Tables by Parnall & Sons Ltd |url=http://www.brownrigg-interiors.co.uk/antique-tables/antique-occasional-tables/wonderful-pair-of-english-arts-and-crafts-tables-by-parnall-and-sons-ltd-30-23-refno-6098/|publisher=Brownrigg Interiors|accessdate=29 October 2015}}</ref> |
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== Products and services == |
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The company designed and fabricated [[brewery plant]], with its first recorded design for a brewery dated 1885.<ref name="Pearson2003" /> |
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| ⚫ | In 1944 the company designed a brewing ship for the [[Royal Navy]] to serve soldiers with beer in the [[Pacific War|Pacific Theatre]] in [[World War II]] capable of making 250 barrels of beer a week.<ref>[http://www.allaboutbeer.com/features/234beer&war.html All About Beer: Beer and War] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017134013/http://allaboutbeer.com/features/234beer%26war.html |date=2007-10-17 }} Retrieved on 2007-11-27.</ref> Initially four were ordered, but this reduced to two and the former [[Blue Funnel Line]] 7,500 ton auxiliary [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweepers]] {{HMS|Agamemnon|1929|2}} and {{HMS|Menestheus||2}}, were outfitted in [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]], [[Canada]], in the summer of 1945. |
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Only ''Menestheus'' saw service, completed on 31 December 1945 and completing a six-month deployment to Pacific ports including [[Yokohama]], [[Shanghai]] and [[Hong Kong]] to dispense English [[Mild ale]] to sailors. Her brew house, known as "[[Davy Jones Brewery]]" was dismantled in 1946 and the ship was returned to her owners in 1948.<ref>[http://www.chesterfieldcamra.org.uk/downloads/innspires/Innspire_62.pdf Chesterfield CAMRA: Innspire No 62 August 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070102012217/http://www.chesterfieldcamra.org.uk/downloads/innspires/Innspire_62.pdf |date=2 January 2007 }} Retrieved on 2007-11-27.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 09:48, 20 April 2022
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Engineering |
| Founded | Bristol, UK (1800) |
| Founder | George Adlam |
| Defunct | 1965 |
| Headquarters | , UK |
Key people |
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| Products | Iron, Brass, brewery plant |
George Adlam & Sons Ltd (formerly known as George Adlam) was an iron and brass foundry and engineering company in Fishponds, Bristol, England.
History
[edit]The company was founded around 1800 and became a limited company in 1908.[1]
The company was based on Parnall Road in the 1830s and soon expanded into a worldwide business building machinery for the chocolate and brewing industries, taking over the former foundry of Parnall & Sons. Work included the construction of the Phillips & Sons Dock Road Brewery in Newport in 1887, the rebuild of Portsmouth United Breweries in 1896, the Wadworth Northgate Brewery stationary steam engine in 1900 (which still exists)[2] and design of the Madras BBB brewery in India in 1913.
Post war
[edit]In 1945 they described themselves as brewers and general engineers, coppersmiths, vat and back makers, sheet metal workers, brass and ironfounders,[3] showing the diversity of their work. The height came in 1961 when they had booming orders and employed 400 staff round the clock to meet demand. It was not to last as a combination of a High Court noise case and a lack of raw materials curtailed firstly the production of brewing tanks, then led to the company collapsing in November 1963.[4] The brewery tank business moved to Cheltenham and the site was sold in 1965.
The foundry frontage, constructed of stone with brick window surrounds, is now known as The Mill or the Adlams Works on Parnall Road is now used as residential and Art, Media and Design company offices[5] including the Rohan Music Studios and Intellect Publishers.
The company later acquired Parnall & Sons.[6]
Products and services
[edit]The company designed and fabricated brewery plant, with its first recorded design for a brewery dated 1885.[1]
Brewery ships
[edit]In 1944 the company designed a brewing ship for the Royal Navy to serve soldiers with beer in the Pacific Theatre in World War II capable of making 250 barrels of beer a week.[7] Initially four were ordered, but this reduced to two and the former Blue Funnel Line 7,500 ton auxiliary minesweepers Agamemnon and Menestheus, were outfitted in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in the summer of 1945.
Only Menestheus saw service, completed on 31 December 1945 and completing a six-month deployment to Pacific ports including Yokohama, Shanghai and Hong Kong to dispense English Mild ale to sailors. Her brew house, known as "Davy Jones Brewery" was dismantled in 1946 and the ship was returned to her owners in 1948.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lynn Pearson (5 February 2003). British Breweries: An Architectural History. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-85285-191-0. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Wadworth: Steam Engine Archived 2007-08-28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
- ^ Bristol Engineering Directory 1945[permanent dead link] Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
- ^ Bristol History: Bristol's Industrial Heritage Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
- ^ Bristol City Council: Development[permanent dead link] Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
- ^ "Wonderful pair of English Arts & Crafts Tables by Parnall & Sons Ltd". Brownrigg Interiors. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ All About Beer: Beer and War Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
- ^ Chesterfield CAMRA: Innspire No 62 August 2006 Archived 2 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
- Bartlett, John Images of England, Fishponds Tempus 2004 ISBN 0-7524-3315-6